CVE-2022-49025
Medium
Elevated severity or exploit probability.
CVSS base
7.8
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
0.2%
16.5th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness / dates
CWE-416
Published 2024-10-21 · modified 2026-08-04
CVSS breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
| Attack Vector | L | Local |
| Attack Complexity | L | Low |
| Privileges Required | L | Low |
| User Interaction | N | None |
| Scope | U | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | H | High |
| Integrity | H | High |
| Availability | H | High |
Timeline
- 2024-10-21 — Published (NVD)
- 2026-08-04 — Last modified (NVD)
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5e: Fix use-after-free when reverting termination table When having multiple dests with termination tables and second one or afterwards fails the driver reverts usage of term tables but doesn't reset the assignment in attr->dests[num_vport_dests].termtbl which case a use-after-free when releasing the rule. Fix by resetting the assignment of termtbl to null.
Affected
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a2d73a77060c3cbdc6e801cd5d979d674cd404b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d2f9d95d9fbe993f3c4bafb87d59897b0325aff
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/372eb550faa0757349040fd43f59483cbfdb2c0b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/52c795af04441d76f565c4634f893e5b553df2ae
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e6d2d26a49c3a9cd46b232975e45236304810904