CVE-2022-3977

high
Published — · Modified —
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
VIR risk
8.0

Description

A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel MCTP (Management Component Transport Protocol) functionality. This issue occurs when a user simultaneously calls DROPTAG ioctl and socket close happens, which could allow a local user to crash the system or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-3977

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-3977.html

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
arch archfixed6.2-1
suse slesaffected
debian debianbookwormfixed6.0.2-1
debian debianbullseyefixed0
debian debianforkyfixed6.0.2-1
debian debiansidfixed6.0.2-1
debian debiantrixiefixed6.0.2-1

References

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.