CVE-2022-42703

El archivo mm/rmap.c en el kernel de Linux versiones anteriores a 5.19.7, presenta un uso de memoria previamente liberada relacionado con un doble reúso de la hoja anon_vma

A memory leak flaw with use-after-free capability was found in the Linux kernel. The VMA mm/rmap.c functionality in the is_mergeable_anon_vma() function continuously forks, using memory operations to trigger an incorrect reuse of leaf anon_vma. This issue allows a local attacker to crash the system.

Jann Horn discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly track memory allocations for anonymous VMA mappings in some situations, leading to potential data structure reuse. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. It was discovered that the video4linux driver for Empia based TV cards in the Linux kernel did not properly perform reference counting in some situations, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code.