🛡️ CVE-2022-29581 — debian-linux

🟠 CVSS 7.8 — High ✅ No Known Exploit NVD
7.8
CVSS Score
0 Low4 Medium7 High9 Critical10

Description

In u32_destroy_key and related functions of cls_u32.c, there is a possible way to corrupt memory due to a use after free. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.

Affected software

CVE-2022-29581 is recorded against 12 packages.

  • :linux-kernel: (from :0 up to :2022-08-05)
  • debian-linux
  • h300e-firmware
  • h300s-firmware
  • h410c-firmware
  • h410s-firmware
  • h500e-firmware
  • h500s-firmware
  • h700e-firmware
  • h700s-firmware
  • linux-kernel (from 5.16 up to 5.17.5)
  • ubuntu-linux

Timeline and source

Published on 1 August 2022 and last revised on 20 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. A vendor advisory or fix has been published. Record sourced from NVD.

References

source.android.com (Advisory)
android.googlesource.com (Fix)

CVE-2022-29581 on other distributions

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Details

Severity High
CVSS Score 7.8
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source NVD
Published 2022-08-01
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2026-08-20

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
:linux-kernel: :0 :2022-08-05
debian-linux
h300e-firmware
h300s-firmware
h410c-firmware
h410s-firmware
h500e-firmware
h500s-firmware
h700e-firmware
h700s-firmware
linux-kernel 5.16 5.17.5
ubuntu-linux

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