CVE-2022-1974
mediumA use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel's NFC core functionality due to a race condition between kobject creation and delete.
Vendor / product: Linux — linux kernel
A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel's NFC core functionality due to a race condition between kobject creation and delete. This vulnerability allows a local attacker with CAP_NET_ADMIN privilege to leak kernel information.
CVSS
4.1
4.1 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (nvd@nist.gov)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2022-08-31 16:15
Modified: 2026-11-02 19:17
NVD status: Modified
Last synced 1 day ago
Verified against the source API 2026-11-03 07:33 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).
Affected products
linux / linux_kernel 5.18
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
References
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/da5c0f119203ad9728920456a0f52a6d850c01cd secalert@redhat.com
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/da5c0f119203ad9728920456a0f52a6d850c01cd af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Data sources
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-11-03 07:33 UTC · record ↗