CVE-2022-33981

kernel: use-after-free in floppy driver may lead to a DoS

Published Jun 18, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 3.3 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
drivers/block/floppy.c in the Linux kernel before 5.17.6 is vulnerable to a denial of service, because of a concurrency use-after-free flaw after deallocating raw_cmd in the raw_cmd_ioctl function.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3065-1 linux security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5173-1 linux security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-37015 drivers/block/floppy.c in the Linux kernel before 5.17.6 is vulnerable to a denial of service, because of a concurrency use-after-free flaw after deallocating raw_cmd in the raw_cmd_ioctl function.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5514-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5518-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5539-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5560-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5560-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5564-1 Linux kernel (Intel IoTG) vulnerabilities
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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
May 5, 2025, 4:15 PM
Reserved
Jun 18, 2022, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 18, 2022, 4:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:49 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jun 18, 2022, 12:00 AM