CVE-2022-44034

Kernel: A use-after-free due to race between scr24x_open() and scr24x_remove()

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

6.4

CVSS 3.1

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Published · September 19, 2022

Updated · November 22, 2025

Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 6.0.6. drivers/char/pcmcia/scr24x_cs.c has a race condition and resultant use-after-free if a physically proximate attacker removes a PCMCIA device while calling open(), aka a race condition between scr24x_open() and scr24x_remove().

Statement

There was no shipped kernel version were seen affected with this problem. These files are not built in our source code.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 6.4
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE-416 · Use After Free