CVE-2022-1974

MEDIUM
MEDIUM Priority: 0.01 BB Relevance: 18/100
Published: 2022-08-31 Modified: 2026-11-02 First seen: 2026-11-02 Status: active

Attack Surface

No Interaction Conf. Impact

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV: Local
AC: High
PR: High
UI: None
S: Unchanged
C: High
I: None
A: None

Description

A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel's NFC core functionality due to a race condition between kobject creation and delete. This vulnerability allows a local attacker with CAP_NET_ADMIN privilege to leak kernel information.

Weakness Classification (2)

Affected Software (2)

VendorProductVersion
linux linux_kernel 5.18
n/a Linux kernel Linux kernel 5.18 rc6

Bug Bounty Relevance

18 / 100
✓ No user interaction

CVSS Score

4.1 / 10.0 v3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS — Exploitation Probability

0.15%
Raw Score 0.001500
Percentile 4.2%
Date 2026-11-04

EPSS Trend

2026-11-04
0.00150
2026-11-03
0.00150
2026-11-02
0.00150

Intelligence Sources

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