Is CVE-2022-2961 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-2961 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-2961?

CVE-2022-2961 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.0 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-2961?

CVE-2022-2961 has an EPSS score of 0.30% (22th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-2961?

Upgrade linux kernel to 6.0 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-2961

HIGH

7.0

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s PLP Rose functionality in the way a user triggers a race condition by calling bind while simultaneously triggering the rose_bind() function. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.

CWE-416Use After Free CWE-362Race Condition

How to fix

Remediation Available

linux kernelNVD

Affected:< 6.0Fixed in:6.0CVE-2022-2961derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.30%probability of exploitation in 30 days

22ndpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 22% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory2

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-416 (Use After Free) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2019-0708	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2021-31166	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2015-5119	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	-
CVE-2010-3962	High	8.1	97%	KEV	-
CVE-2015-0313	Critical	9.8	96%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2017-9798	High	7.5	95%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.