CVE-2022-42703 (GCVE-0-2022-42703)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-10-09 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-03 13:10
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Summary
mm/rmap.c in the Linux kernel before 5.19.7 has a use-after-free related to leaf anon_vma double reuse.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
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