{"cve":"CVE-2022-48670","nvd":{"published":"2024-05-03T15:15:07.377","modified":"2026-08-13T00:17:25.897","status":"Analyzed","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\npeci: cpu: Fix use-after-free in adev_release()\n\nWhen auxiliary_device_add() returns an error, auxiliary_device_uninit()\nis called, which causes refcount for device to be decremented and\n.release callback will be triggered.\n\nBecause adev_release() re-calls auxiliary_device_uninit(), it will cause\nuse-after-free:\n[ 1269.455172] WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 14267 at lib/refcount.c:28 refcount_warn_saturate+0x110/0x15\n[ 1269.464007] refcount_t: underflow; use-after-free.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":["CWE-416"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c11289b34ab67ed080bbe0f1855c4938362d9cf","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c87f1f99e26ea4ae08cabe753ae98e5626bdba89","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c11289b34ab67ed080bbe0f1855c4938362d9cf","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c87f1f99e26ea4ae08cabe753ae98e5626bdba89"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:49:23.840078609+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2022-48670","score":0.00218,"percentile":0.12337,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}