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Fencer Vulns
medium 5.5

CVE-2022-28356 json

In the Linux kernel before 5.17.1, a refcount leak bug was found in net/llc/af_llc.c.

published 2022-04-02 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-32806

cvss
5.5
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.6%
EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 48%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

In the Linux kernel before 5.17.1, a refcount leak bug was found in net/llc/af_llc.c.

Patch / fix

  • linux linux_kernel 5.17.1
  • linux Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 5.16.18-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2022-28356

  • linux Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 4.15.0-184.194
  • linux Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-117.132
  • linux Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-37.39
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 4.15.0-1133.143
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-1078.84
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1011.14
  • linux-gcp Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-1078.84
  • linux-gcp Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1008.12

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2022-28356

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • kernel-rt Real Time Module 15 SP4, openSUSE Leap 15.4 5.14.21-150400.15.5.1
  • kernel-syms-rt Real Time Module 15 SP4, openSUSE Leap 15.4 5.14.21-150400.15.5.1
  • kernel-rt_debug Real Time Module 15 SP4, openSUSE Leap 15.4 5.14.21-150400.15.5.1
  • kernel-source-rt Real Time Module 15 SP4, openSUSE Leap 15.4 5.14.21-150400.15.5.1
  • dtb-aarch64 openSUSE Leap 15.4 5.14.21-150400.24.21.1
  • kernel-64kb SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP4, openSUSE Leap 15.4 5.14.21-150400.24.21.2
  • kernel-syms SLE Module for Development Tools 15 SP4, openSUSE Leap 15.4 5.14.21-150400.24.21.1
  • kernel-obs-qa openSUSE Leap 15.4 5.14.21-150400.24.21.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2023:0416-1SUSE-SU-2022:4617-1SUSE-SU-2022:3293-1SUSE-SU-2022:3288-1SUSE-SU-2022:1687-1SUSE-SU-2022:1686-1

  • kernel CBL-Mariner 2.0 5.15.37.1-2

azure linux advisories AZL-9292

Azure Linux vulnerability data, Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation, from https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData via OSV, under the MIT licence; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. MIT

  • linux-zen Arch Linux 5.17.1-1
  • linux Arch Linux 5.17.1-1

arch linux advisories AVG-2672AVG-2673

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2022-28356 updated cvss 5.5

kernel: refcount leak in llc_ui_bind and llc_ui_autobind

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, python-perf, kernel-kdump, +8 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, kernel-core, kernel-tools, +29 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 rv, perf, rtla, kernel, bpftool, libperf, +83 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

cisa ICSA-23-075-01 updated cvss 5.5

Siemens SCALANCE, RUGGEDCOM Third-Party

  • Siemens RUGGEDCOM RM1224 LTE(4G) EU (6GK6108-4AM00-2BA2) <V7.2 Siemens RUGGEDCOM RM1224 LTE(4G) NAM (6GK6108-4AM00-2DA2) <V7.2 Siemens SCALANCE M804PB (6GK5804-0AP00-2AA2) <V7.2 Siemens SCALANCE M812-1 ADSL-Router (Annex A) (6GK5812-1AA00-2AA2) <V7.2 Siemens SCALANCE M812-1 ADSL-Router (Annex B) (6GK5812-1BA00-2AA2) <V7.2 Siemens SCALANCE M816-1 ADSL-Router (Annex A) (6GK5816-1AA00-2AA2) <V7.2
    +14 more products
    Siemens SCALANCE M816-1 ADSL-Router (Annex B) (6GK5816-1BA00-2AA2) <V7.2 Siemens SCALANCE M826-2 SHDSL-Router (6GK5826-2AB00-2AB2) <V7.2 Siemens SCALANCE M874-2 (6GK5874-2AA00-2AA2) <V7.2 Siemens SCALANCE M874-3 (6GK5874-3AA00-2AA2) <V7.2 Siemens SCALANCE M876-3 (EVDO) (6GK5876-3AA02-2BA2) <V7.2 Siemens SCALANCE M876-3 (ROK) (6GK5876-3AA02-2EA2) <V7.2 Siemens SCALANCE M876-4 (6GK5876-4AA10-2BA2) <V7.2 Siemens SCALANCE M876-4 (EU) (6GK5876-4AA00-2BA2) <V7.2 Siemens SCALANCE M876-4 (NAM) (6GK5876-4AA00-2DA2) <V7.2 Siemens SCALANCE MUM853-1 (EU) (6GK5853-2EA00-2DA1) <V7.2 Siemens SCALANCE MUM856-1 (EU) (6GK5856-2EA00-3DA1) <V7.2 Siemens SCALANCE MUM856-1 (RoW) (6GK5856-2EA00-3AA1) <V7.2 Siemens SCALANCE S615 (6GK5615-0AA00-2AA2) <V7.2 Siemens SCALANCE S615 EEC (6GK5615-0AA01-2AA2) <V7.2
    affected: fixed in V7.2 support.industry.siemens.com

Facts from CISA's republication of the vendor's own advisory (CSAF); the linked advisory is the authoritative source. CISA notification · csaf

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
18 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.58% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 48% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/04/06/1 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 3.1 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CNA 3.1 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 2.1 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Technology feeds

References

Sources

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