Vulnerability · Published Aug 23, 2022 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2022-2938
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-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 21% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 79.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's implementation of Pressure Stall Information. While the feature is disabled by default, it could allow an attacker to crash the system or have other memory-corruption side effects.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | bpftool | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-abi-stablelists | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-core | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-cross-headers | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-debug | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-debug-core | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-debug-devel | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-debug-modules | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-debug-modules-extra | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-devel | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-doc | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-headers | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-modules | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-modules-extra | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt | 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8 | ALSA-2022:7444 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-core | 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8 | ALSA-2022:7444 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-debug | 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8 | ALSA-2022:7444 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-debug-core | 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8 | ALSA-2022:7444 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-debug-devel | 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8 | ALSA-2022:7444 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-debug-kvm | 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8 | ALSA-2022:7444 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-debug-modules | 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8 | ALSA-2022:7444 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra | 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8 | ALSA-2022:7444 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-devel | 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8 | ALSA-2022:7444 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-kvm | 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8 | ALSA-2022:7444 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-modules | 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8 | ALSA-2022:7444 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-modules-extra | 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8 | ALSA-2022:7444 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-tools | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-tools-libs | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-tools-libs-devel | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-zfcpdump | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-zfcpdump-core | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-zfcpdump-devel | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-zfcpdump-modules | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | perf | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | python3-perf | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| Debian:12 | linux | 5.16.7-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-2938 |
| Debian:13 | linux | 5.16.7-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-2938 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 5.16.7-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-2938 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | kernel | 0:4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | RLSA-2022:7683 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | kernel-rt | 0:4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8 | RLSA-2022:7444 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iot-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2938 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2938 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2938 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-416