Vulnerability · Published May 5, 2022 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2022-1516
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity use-after-free in Kernel. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 27% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 72.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s X.25 set of standardized network protocols functionality in the way a user terminates their session using a simulated Ethernet card and continued usage of this connection. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | 5.17.3-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-1516 |
| Debian:13 | linux | 5.17.3-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-1516 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 5.17.3-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-1516 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux | 5.15.0-37.39 | USN-5469-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux | 5.15.0-37.39 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1516 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws | 5.15.0-1011.14 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1516 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws | 5.15.0-1011.14 | USN-5469-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure | 5.15.0-1010.12 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1516 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure | 5.15.0-1010.12 | USN-5469-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 5.15.0-1008.12 | USN-5469-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 5.15.0-1008.12 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1516 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gke | 5.15.0-1008.10 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1516 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gke | 5.15.0-1008.10 | USN-5469-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-ibm | 5.15.0-1007.8 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1516 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-ibm | 5.15.0-1007.8 | USN-5469-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iot-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1516 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iotg | 5.15.0-1008.11 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1516 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iotg | 5.15.0-1008.11 | USN-5469-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-kvm | 5.15.0-1010.11 | USN-5469-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-kvm | 5.15.0-1010.11 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1516 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency | 5.15.0-37.39 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1516 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency | 5.15.0-37.39 | USN-5469-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-5.17 | 5.17.0-1004.4 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1516 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle | 5.15.0-1009.12 | USN-5469-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle | 5.15.0-1009.12 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1516 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-raspi | 5.15.0-1011.13 | USN-5469-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-raspi | 5.15.0-1011.13 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1516 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1516 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1516 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv | 5.15.0-1012.13 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1516 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-416
References
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net.git/commit/?id=7781607938c8 x_refsource_MISC
- [oss-security] 20220619 Linux kernel: CVE-2022-1516: NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel`s X.25 network protocol mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- [debian-lts-announce] 20220701 [SECURITY] [DLA 3065-1] linux security update mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- DSA-5173 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN