CVE-2022-41849

Kernel: A race between ufx_ops_open() and ufx_usb_disconnect() may result in UAF

Published Sep 30, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 4.2 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
drivers/video/fbdev/smscufx.c in the Linux kernel through 5.19.12 has a race condition and resultant use-after-free if a physically proximate attacker removes a USB device while calling open(), aka a race condition between ufx_ops_open and ufx_usb_disconnect.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3244-1 linux-5.10 security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3245-1 linux security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5793-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5793-2 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5793-3 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5793-4 Linux kernel (IBM) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5851-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5853-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5854-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5860-1 Linux kernel (GKE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5861-1 Linux kernel (Dell300x) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5862-1 Linux kernel (Qualcomm Snapdragon) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5865-1 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5874-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5875-1 Linux kernel (GKE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5876-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5877-1 Linux kernel (GKE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5883-1 Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5909-1 Linux kernel (Azure CVM) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5918-1 Linux kernel (BlueField) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5924-1 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5975-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6001-1 Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6007-1 Linux kernel (GCP) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6013-1 Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6014-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6031-1 Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Oct 14, 2026, 6:12 PM
Reserved
Sep 30, 2022, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 30, 2022, 6:15 AM
Modified
Oct 14, 2026, 6:17 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Sep 25, 2022, 7:30 AM