CVE-2022-3977

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Source

https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3977

Import Source

https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2022-3977.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2022-3977

Downstream

Published

2023-01-12T00:00:00Z

Modified

2026-10-28T02:30:53Z

Severity

7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator

Summary

[none]

Details

A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel MCTP (Management Component Transport Protocol) functionality. This issue occurs when a user simultaneously calls DROPTAG ioctl and socket close happens, which could allow a local user to crash the system or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.

Database specific

{
    "cna_assigner": "redhat",
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-416"
    ],
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/3xxx/CVE-2022-3977.json"
}

References

Affected packages

Git / git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git

Affected ranges

Type

GIT

Repo

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git

Events

Introduced

9abf2313adc1ca1b6180c508c25f22f9395cc780

Fixed

3a732b46736cd8a29092e4b0b1a9ba83e672bf89

Database specific

Show details

{
    "extracted_events": [
        {
            "range": [
                {
                    "introduced": "Linux kernel 6.1-rc1"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "Linux kernel 6.1-rc1"
                }
            ],
            "source": "AFFECTED_FIELD",
            "strategy": "StandaloneSingleVersion"
        },
        {
            "range": [
                {
                    "fixed": "3a732b46736cd8a29092e4b0b1a9ba83e672bf89"
                }
            ],
            "source": "REFERENCES_COMMIT"
        }
    ]
}

Affected versions

Linux kernel 6.*

Linux kernel 6.1-rc1

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2022-3977.json"