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CVE-2022-41218

19
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-41218 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel, specifically within the dvb-core DVB subsystem, affecting versions up to 5.19.10. This flaw, caused by reference count races in dvb_demux_open and dvb_dmxdev_release, impacts Debian and other Linux distributions utilizing the vulnerable kernel versions. With a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), it requires local access and low privileges to achieve a high impact on availability, potentially leading to system crashes. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 5.19.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
11.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.5MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.78%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
52.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0078 is in the 96th percentile among its peer group of 15,940 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (9)

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 17992-16820Fixed in: 5.10.168.1-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 17994-16823Fixed in: 5.15.92.1-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cm1 kernel 5.10.168.1-1 on CBL Mariner 1.0Fixed in: 5.10.168.1-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cbl2 kernel 5.15.92.1-1 on CBL Mariner 2.0Fixed in: 5.15.92.1-1
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update SupportFixed in: kernel-0:4.18.0-372.87.1.el8_6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Virtualization 4 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: kernel-0:4.18.0-372.87.1.el8_6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:4.18.0-477.10.1.rt7.274.el8_8
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: kernel-0:4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: kernel-rt

Vendor Advisories (2)

redhatCVE-2022-41218Moderate

kernel: Report vmalloc UAF in dvb-core/dmxdev

Sep 23, 2022
microsoft2022-Sep/CVE-2022-41218Moderate

In drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c in the Linux kernel through 5.19.10 there is a use-after-free caused by refcount races affecting dvb_demux_open and dvb_dmxdev_release.

Sep 13, 2022

References

git.kernel.org / cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit
git.kernel.org / pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/log/drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c
Vendor Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2023/03/msg00000.html
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00006.html
lore.kernel.org / all/20220908132754.30532-1-tiwai%40suse.de
debian.org / security/2023/dsa-5324
Third Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2022/09/23/4
ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2022/09/24/1
ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2022/09/24/2
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory