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CVE-2022-28893

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-28893 is a high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in the SUNRPC subsystem of the Linux kernel (through version 5.17.2), affecting products like Debian and NetApp. It involves a use-after-free condition (CWE-416) where xs_xprt_free can be called before sockets are properly handled, potentially leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion has been observed, its high severity warrants attention. It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 5.1, < 5.4.196CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.5, < 5.10.117CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.11, < 5.15.41CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.16, < 5.16.20CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.17, < 5.17.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.40%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
32.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0040 is in the 72nd percentile among its peer group of 16,994 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (10)

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 18703-16820Fixed in: -
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 18752-16823Fixed in: -
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cm1 kernel 5.10.117.1-2 on CBL Mariner 1.0Fixed in: -
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cbl2 kernel 5.15.41.1-1 on CBL Mariner 2.0Fixed in: -
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: kernel-0:4.18.0-425.3.1.el8
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update SupportFixed in: kernel-0:4.18.0-372.91.1.el8_6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:5.14.0-162.6.1.rt21.168.el9_1
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Virtualization 4 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: kernel-0:4.18.0-372.91.1.el8_6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: kernel-0:5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8
View patch

Vendor Advisories (2)

microsoft2022-Apr/CVE-2022-28893Important

The SUNRPC subsystem in the Linux kernel through 5.17.2 can call xs_xprt_free before ensuring that sockets are in the intended state.

Apr 12, 2022
redhatCVE-2022-28893Moderate

kernel: use after free in SUNRPC subsystem

Apr 11, 2022

References

git.kernel.org / pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit
PatchThird Party Advisory
security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20220526-0002
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2022/dsa-5161
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2022/04/11/3
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2022/04/11/4
Issue TrackingMailing ListPatch
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2022/04/11/5
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory