PUB-A-186777253 | Vulnetix

PUB-A-186777253 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.5 HIGH

Record from OSV · Published December 1, 2022

In pppol2tp_create of l2tp_ppp.c, there is a possible use after free due to a race condition. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Fixed versions

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Package	Ecosystem	Fixed in
:linux_kernel:	source.android.com	:2022-12-05

Risk scores

CVSS 4.0

7.5

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Android	:linux_kernel:	:0, Kernel, *

Timeline

Dec 1, 2022 CVE Published
Aug 7, 2026 CVE Updated

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