Vulnerabilities > CVE-2022-2977 - Use After Free vulnerability in Linux Kernel
Attack vector
LOCAL Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
LOW Confidentiality impact
HIGH Integrity impact
HIGH Availability impact
HIGH Summary
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel implementation of proxied virtualized TPM devices. On a system where virtualized TPM devices are configured (this is not the default) a local attacker can create a use-after-free and create a situation where it may be possible to escalate privileges on the system.
Vulnerable Configurations
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
References
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9d8e7007dc7c4d7c8366739bbcd3f5e51dcd470f
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9d8e7007dc7c4d7c8366739bbcd3f5e51dcd470f
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230214-0006/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230214-0006/