PT-2025-37506
CVE-2022-50252
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Published
2022-11-04
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Updated
2026-10-19
Description by
CVSS 3.1
7.8
HighMetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description
The Linux kernel contains a flaw where a use-after-free condition may occur under memory pressure within the
igb module. Specifically, if memory allocation via kzalloc() fails, a q vector may be freed but remain in its original array position, potentially leading to a use-after-free scenario.Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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