CVE-2022-40307 — An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.19.8. drivers/firmware/efi/capsule-loader.c has a race condition with a resultant use-after-free.
Published
2022-09-09T05:15:07.877
Last modified
2026-10-14T18:17:05.303
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
01What is this vulnerability?
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.19.8. drivers/firmware/efi/capsule-loader.c has a race condition with a resultant use-after-free.
02Affected products
No structured affected-product list available — see references below for vendor advisories.
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: 2022-09-09T05:15:07.877
- Last modified: 2026-10-14T18:17:05.303
09References
- github.com — https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9cb636b5f6a8cc6d1b50809ec8f8d33ae0c84c9…
- lists.debian.org — https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00000.html
- lists.debian.org — https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00001.html
- www.debian.org — https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5257
- github.com — https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9cb636b5f6a8cc6d1b50809ec8f8d33ae0c84c9…
- lists.debian.org — https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00000.html
- lists.debian.org — https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00001.html
- www.debian.org — https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5257
- cert-portal.siemens.com — https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-794697.html
- cert-portal.siemens.com — https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-831302.html
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