CVE-2022-49385: Linux Kernel

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: driver: base: fix UAF when driver_attach failed When driver_attach(drv); failed, the driver_private will be freed. But it has been added to the bus, which caused a UAF. To fix it, we need to delete it from the bus when failed.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: from 3.9, before 5.4.198 (fixed in 5.4.198); from 5.5, before 5.10.122 (fixed in 5.10.122); from 5.11, before 5.15.47 (fixed in 5.15.47); from 5.16, before 5.17.15 (fixed in 5.17.15); from 5.18, before 5.18.4 (fixed in 5.18.4)

Published 2025-02-26. Last modified 2026-06-17.