{"id":"CVE-2022-24958","title":"drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/inode.c in the Linux kernel through 5.16.8 mishandles dev->buf release.","summary":"drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/inode.c in the Linux kernel through 5.16.8 mishandles dev->buf release.","severity":"high","cvss":7.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-763"],"vendor":"linux","product":"linux_kernel","affected":["linux_kernel < 4.9.305","linux_kernel >= 4.10, < 4.14.270","linux_kernel >= 4.15, < 4.19.233","linux_kernel >= 4.20, < 5.4.183","linux_kernel >= 5.5, < 5.10.104","linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.27","linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 5.16.13","fedora = 34","fedora = 35","h300s_firmware","h500s_firmware","h700s_firmware","h300e_firmware","h500e_firmware","h700e_firmware","h410s_firmware","h410c_firmware","debian_linux = 9.0"],"patched":["linux_kernel 5.16.13"],"published":"2022-02-11","updated":"2026-09-11","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-11T16:17:32.383","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24958","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit?id=89f3594d0de58e8a57d92d497dea9fee3d4b9cda","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/501e38a5531efbd77d5c73c0ba838a889bfc1d74","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/89f3594d0de58e8a57d92d497dea9fee3d4b9cda","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/07/msg00000.html","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SUVZA2YVOQJBJTDIDQ5HF5TAU2C6WP6H/","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TCW2KZYJ2H6BKZE3CVLHRIXYDGNYYC5P/","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220225-0008/","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit?id=89f3594d0de58e8a57d92d497dea9fee3d4b9cda","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/501e38a5531efbd77d5c73c0ba838a889bfc1d74","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/89f3594d0de58e8a57d92d497dea9fee3d4b9cda","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/07/msg00000.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SUVZA2YVOQJBJTDIDQ5HF5TAU2C6WP6H/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TCW2KZYJ2H6BKZE3CVLHRIXYDGNYYC5P/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220225-0008/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"ingestedAt":"2026-09-12T23:05:19.486Z","epss":0.00413,"epssPercentile":0.35138,"slug":"CVE-2022-24958","body":"## Overview\n\ndrivers/usb/gadget/legacy/inode.c in the Linux kernel through 5.16.8 mishandles dev->buf release.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `linux_kernel < 4.9.305`\n- `linux_kernel >= 4.10, < 4.14.270`\n- `linux_kernel >= 4.15, < 4.19.233`\n- `linux_kernel >= 4.20, < 5.4.183`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.5, < 5.10.104`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.27`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 5.16.13`\n- `fedora = 34`\n- `fedora = 35`\n- `h300s_firmware`\n- `h500s_firmware`\n- `h700s_firmware`\n- `h300e_firmware`\n- `h500e_firmware`\n- `h700e_firmware`\n- `h410s_firmware`\n- `h410c_firmware`\n- `debian_linux = 9.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `linux_kernel 5.16.13`","depth":"twilight","depthScore":43,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":42.9,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}