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CVE-2022-4744

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-4744 is a double-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's TUN/TAP device driver, affecting Linux systems. This flaw occurs when a user registers the device and the register_netdevice function fails, allowing a local attacker to crash the system or potentially escalate privileges. Rated 7.8 HIGH, it has a low attack complexity and requires local access, with potential for high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no public exploit code available, no evidence of active exploitation, and minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 5.5, < 5.10.136CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.11, < 5.15.12CPE 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
0.46%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
37.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0046 is in the 77th 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)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:4.18.0-513.5.1.rt7.307.el8_9
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: kernel-0:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update SupportFixed in: kernel-0:4.18.0-477.51.1.el8_8
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: kernel-0:5.14.0-162.22.2.el9_1
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:5.14.0-162.22.2.rt21.186.el9_1
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: kpatch-patch
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update SupportFixed in: kernel-0:5.14.0-70.50.2.el9_0
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update SupportFixed in: kernel-rt-0:5.14.0-70.50.2.rt21.122.el9_0
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update SupportFixed in: kpatch-patch
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redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Virtualization 4Fixed in: redhat-virtualization-host

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2022-4744Important

kernel: tun: avoid double free in tun_free_netdev

Mar 20, 2023

References

packetstormsecurity.com / files/171912/CentOS-Stream-9-Missing-Kernel-Security-Fix.html
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
git.kernel.org / pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net.git/commit
Vendor Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00006.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20230526-0009
Third Party Advisory