CVE-2022-2602 is a Use-After-Free (UAF) vulnerability in the io_uring subsystem of the Linux kernel, specifically related to Unix SCM garbage collection, affecting Canonical and Linux kernel versions. With a CVSS score of 7.0 (HIGH), it has a local attack vector with high attack complexity, allowing for high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, there is community discussion mentioning a potential "DirtyCred Remastered" exploit for Local Privilege Escalation (LPE), though no public exploit code or Metasploit modules are currently available.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 6.0.19CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
18.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* | ||
20.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
22.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
22.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.10:*:*:*:-:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
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