Findings

CVE-2022-41849

drivers/video/fbdev/smscufx.c in the Linux kernel through 5.19.12 has a race condition and resultant use-after-free if a physically proximate attacker removes a USB de…

Published Sep 30, 2022 · updated Oct 14, 2026 · linux linux kernel

drivers/video/fbdev/smscufx.c in the Linux kernel through 5.19.12 has a race condition and resultant use-after-free if a physically proximate attacker removes a USB device while calling open(), aka a race condition between ufx_ops_open and ufx_usb_disconnect.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Sep 30, 2022 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    drivers/video/fbdev/smscufx.c in the Linux kernel through 5.19.12 has a race condition and resultant use-after-free if a physically proximate attacker removes a USB device while calling open(), aka a race condition between ufx_ops_open and ufx_usb_disconnect.

  2. Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    drivers/video/fbdev/smscufx.c in the Linux kernel through 5.19.12 has a race condition and resultant use-after-free if a physically proximate attacker removes a USB device while calling open(), aka a race condition between ufx_ops_open and ufx_usb_disconnect.

Affected

  • cpe debian/debian linux10.0
  • cpe linux/linux kernelversion unspecified

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2022-41849

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2022-41849

    30-day exploitation probability 0.3%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2022-41849

    drivers/video/fbdev/smscufx.c in the Linux kernel through 5.19.12 has a race condition and resultant use-after-free if a physically proximate attacker removes a USB device while calling open(), aka a race condition between ufx_ops_open and ufx_usb_disconnect.

    nvd.nist.gov

References