Vulnerability · CVE-2022-41218
In drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c in the Linux kernel through 5.19.10, there is a use-after-free caused by refcount races, affecting dvb_demux_open and dvb_dmxdev_release.
Published Sep 21, 2022 · catalog updated Oct 14, 2026 · Arch Linux Arch Linux
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2022-41218. EPSS is 0.83%. Act only if a listed version of Arch Linux Arch Linux is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Medium5.5
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.83%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe debian/debian linux · cpe linux/linux kernel
In drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c in the Linux kernel through 5.19.10, there is a use-after-free caused by refcount races, affecting dvb_demux_open and dvb_dmxdev_release.
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- cpe debian/debian linux11.0
- cpe linux/linux kernelversion unspecified
How to fix CVE-2022-41218
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2022-41218. EPSS is 0.83%. Act only if a listed version of Arch Linux Arch Linux is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with debian/debian linux 11.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-416: Use After Free. EPSS 0.83%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Sep 21, 2022 · NIST NVD
Detected
In drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c in the Linux kernel through 5.19.10, there is a use-after-free caused by refcount races, affecting dvb_demux_open and dvb_dmxdev_release.
Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
In drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c in the Linux kernel through 5.19.10, there is a use-after-free caused by refcount races, affecting dvb_demux_open and dvb_dmxdev_release.
Sources
- Arch Linux SecurityVendor advisoryCVE-2022-41218
CVE-2022-41218 is named on the public Arch Linux Security page.
security.archlinux.org - CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2022-41218
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2022-41218
30-day exploitation probability 0.8%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2022-41218
In drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c in the Linux kernel through 5.19.10, there is a use-after-free caused by refcount races, affecting dvb_demux_open and dvb_dmxdev_release.
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.