CVE-2022-2961 — A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s PLP Rose functionality in

A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s PLP Rose functionality in the way a user triggers a race condition by calling bind while simultaneously triggering the rose_bind() function. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on th

01What is this vulnerability?

A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s PLP Rose functionality in the way a user triggers a race condition by calling bind while simultaneously triggering the rose_bind() function. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n	a / Kernel	Linux kernel 6.0-rc2

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2022-08-29T00:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-03T00:53:00.516Z

09References

• access.redhat.com — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-2961
• security.netapp.com — https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230214-0004/