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Unscored CVE-2022-40307 EUVD-2022-43604GHSA-mvx7-hp9w-v6mv

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.19.8. drivers/firmware/efi/capsule-loader.c has a race condition with a resultant use…

Published Sep 9, 2022 · Updated Oct 14, 2026 · Assigned by mitre

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Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.19.8. drivers/firmware/efi/capsule-loader.c has a race condition with a resultant use-after-free.

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 linux 5.19.11-1 —
Debian 13 linux 5.19.11-1 —
Debian 12 linux 5.19.11-1 —
Debian 11 linux 5.10.149-1 DSA-5257-1
Debian 10 linux 4.19.260-1 DLA-3131-1
Debian 10 linux-5.10 5.10.149-2~deb10u1 DLA-3173-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-raspi-realtime No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux +1 5.15.0-57.63 USN-5792-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-aws 5.15.0-1027.31 USN-5792-2
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure 5.15.0-1030.37 USN-5792-2
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure-fde 5.15.0-1030.37.1 USN-5792-2
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gcp 5.15.0-1026.33 USN-5792-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gke 5.15.0-1024.29 USN-5792-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gkeop 5.15.0-1012.16 USN-5792-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-ibm 5.15.0-1022.25 USN-5792-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-intel-iotg 5.15.0-1023.28 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-kvm 5.15.0-1025.30 USN-5792-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia 5.15.0-1015.15 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-oem-5.17 5.17.0-1031.32 USN-6071-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-oracle 5.15.0-1026.32 USN-5792-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-raspi 5.15.0-1022.24 USN-5792-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-riscv +2 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux 5.4.0-136.153 USN-5791-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-aws 5.4.0-1093.101 USN-5791-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-aws-5.15 +1 5.15.0-1027.31~20.04.1 USN-5792-2
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-azure 5.4.0-1100.106 USN-5791-2
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-azure-5.15 5.15.0-1030.37~20.04.1 USN-5792-2
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-azure-fde 5.4.0-1100.106+cvm1.1 USN-5791-3
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-bluefield 5.4.0-1054.60 USN-5815-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gcp 5.4.0-1097.106 USN-5791-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gcp-5.15 5.15.0-1027.34~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gke 5.4.0-1091.98 USN-5791-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gke-5.15 5.15.0-1027.32~20.04.1 USN-5877-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gkeop 5.4.0-1061.65 USN-5791-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gkeop-5.15 5.15.0-1012.16~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-hwe-5.15 5.15.0-57.63~20.04.1 USN-5792-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-ibm 5.4.0-1041.46 USN-5791-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-intel-iotg-5.15 5.15.0-1023.28~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-iot 5.4.0-1010.12 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-kvm 5.4.0-1083.89 USN-5791-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 5.15.0-58.64~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-oracle 5.4.0-1091.100 USN-5791-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-oracle-5.15 5.15.0-1027.33~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-raspi 5.4.0-1078.89 USN-5791-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-riscv +23 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux 4.15.0-201.212 USN-5790-1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-aws 4.15.0-1147.159 USN-5790-1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-aws-5.4 5.4.0-1093.102~18.04.2 USN-5791-1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-azure-4.15 4.15.0-1158.173 USN-5790-1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-azure-5.4 5.4.0-1100.106~18.04.1 USN-5791-3
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-dell300x 4.15.0-1058.63 USN-5790-1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp +14 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp-4.15 4.15.0-1142.158 USN-5790-1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp-5.4 5.4.0-1097.106~18.04.1 USN-5791-1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-hwe-5.4 5.4.0-136.153~18.04.1 USN-5791-1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-ibm-5.4 5.4.0-1041.46~18.04.1 USN-5791-1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-kvm 4.15.0-1133.138 USN-5790-1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-oracle 4.15.0-1112.123 USN-5790-1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-oracle-5.4 5.4.0-1091.100~18.04.1 USN-5791-1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-raspi-5.4 5.4.0-1078.89~18.04.1 USN-5791-1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-raspi2 4.15.0-1125.133 USN-5790-1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-snapdragon 4.15.0-1143.153 USN-5790-1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-hwe-edge No fix yet —
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-realtime 5.15.0-1029.32 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 20.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 18.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-aws-fips 5.4.0-1093.101+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-azure-fips 5.4.0-1100.106+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-fips 5.4.0-1069.78 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-gcp-fips 5.4.0-1097.106+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS linux-aws-fips 4.15.0-2087.93 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS linux-azure-fips 4.15.0-2067.73 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS linux-fips 4.15.0-1104.115 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS linux-gcp-fips 4.15.0-2052.57 —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-aws-hwe 4.15.0-1147.159~16.04.1 USN-5790-1
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-azure 4.15.0-1159.174~16.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-gcp 4.15.0-1142.158~16.04.1 USN-5790-1
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-hwe 4.15.0-201.212~16.04.1 USN-5790-1
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-oracle 4.15.0-1112.123~16.04.1 USN-5790-1
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS linux-azure 4.15.0-1158.173~14.04.1 USN-5790-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP2 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150200.24.139.1.150200.9.65.2 SUSE-SU-2022:4589-1
SLES 15 SP2 kernel-docs +5 5.3.18-150200.24.139.1 SUSE-SU-2022:4589-1
SLES 15 SP1 kernel-docs +5 4.12.14-150100.197.131.1 SUSE-SU-2022:4574-1
SLES 15 kernel-docs +6 4.12.14-150000.150.109.1 SUSE-SU-2022:4573-1
SLES 12 SP5 kernel-azure +2 4.12.14-16.115.1 SUSE-SU-2022:4273-1
SLES 12 SP5 kernel-docs +4 4.12.14-122.139.1 SUSE-SU-2022:4272-1
SLES 12 SP4 kernel-syms +2 4.12.14-95.114.1 SUSE-SU-2022:4615-1
Show 23 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 12 SP3 kernel-syms +2 4.4.180-94.182.1 SUSE-SU-2022:4611-1
SLES 12 SP2 kernel-syms +2 4.4.121-92.196.2 SUSE-SU-2022:4561-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP2 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150200.24.139.1.150200.9.65.2 SUSE-SU-2022:4589-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP2 kernel-docs +5 5.3.18-150200.24.139.1 SUSE-SU-2022:4589-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP1 kernel-docs +4 4.12.14-150100.197.131.1 SUSE-SU-2022:4574-1
SLES for SAP 15 kernel-docs +5 4.12.14-150000.150.109.1 SUSE-SU-2022:4573-1
SLES for SAP 12 SP5 kernel-azure +2 4.12.14-16.115.1 SUSE-SU-2022:4273-1
SLES for SAP 12 SP5 kernel-syms +2 4.12.14-122.139.1 SUSE-SU-2022:4272-1
SLES for SAP 12 SP4 kernel-syms +2 4.12.14-95.114.1 SUSE-SU-2022:4615-1
SLE Real Time 12 SP5 kernel-rt +3 4.12.14-10.103.1 SUSE-SU-2022:4614-1, SUSE-SU-2022:3810-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP2 kernel-default 5.3.18-150200.24.139.1 SUSE-SU-2022:4589-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP2 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_32 1-150200.5.5.1 SUSE-SU-2022:4589-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP1 kernel-default 4.12.14-150100.197.131.1 SUSE-SU-2022:4574-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP1 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP1_Update_36 1-150100.3.5.1 SUSE-SU-2022:4574-1
SLE Live Patching 15 kernel-default 4.12.14-150000.150.109.1 SUSE-SU-2022:4573-1
SLE Live Patching 15 kernel-livepatch-SLE15_Update_35 1-150000.1.5.1 SUSE-SU-2022:4573-1
SLE Live Patching 12 SP5 kernel-default 4.12.14-122.139.1 SUSE-SU-2022:4272-1
SLE Live Patching 12 SP5 kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP5_Update_37 1-8.3.1 SUSE-SU-2022:4272-1
SLE Live Patching 12 SP4 kernel-default 4.12.14-95.114.1 SUSE-SU-2022:4615-1
SLE Live Patching 12 SP4 kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP4_Update_32 1-6.3.1 SUSE-SU-2022:4615-1
SLE HPC 15 SP2 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150200.24.139.1.150200.9.65.2 SUSE-SU-2022:4589-1
SLE HPC 15 SP2 kernel-docs +5 5.3.18-150200.24.139.1 SUSE-SU-2022:4589-1
SLE HPC 15 SP1 kernel-docs +4 4.12.14-150100.197.131.1 SUSE-SU-2022:4574-1
SLE HPC 15 kernel-docs +5 4.12.14-150000.150.109.1 SUSE-SU-2022:4573-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 kernel-syms +2 4.12.14-95.114.1 SUSE-SU-2022:4615-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 kernel-syms +2 4.12.14-95.114.1 SUSE-SU-2022:4615-1
SUSE Manager Server 4.1 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150200.24.139.1.150200.9.65.2 SUSE-SU-2022:4589-1
SUSE Manager Server 4.1 kernel-docs +5 5.3.18-150200.24.139.1 SUSE-SU-2022:4589-1
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150200.24.139.1.150200.9.65.2 SUSE-SU-2022:4589-1
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1 kernel-docs +4 5.3.18-150200.24.139.1 SUSE-SU-2022:4589-1
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150200.24.139.1.150200.9.65.2 SUSE-SU-2022:4589-1
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1 kernel-docs +4 5.3.18-150200.24.139.1 SUSE-SU-2022:4589-1
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150200.24.139.1.150200.9.65.2 SUSE-SU-2022:4589-1
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 kernel-docs +5 5.3.18-150200.24.139.1 SUSE-SU-2022:4589-1
SUSE Enterprise Storage 6 kernel-docs +4 4.12.14-150100.197.131.1 SUSE-SU-2022:4574-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Leap 15.4 kernel-debug +4 4.12.14-150100.197.131.1 SUSE-SU-2022:4574-1
openSUSE Leap 15.3 kernel-debug +4 4.12.14-150100.197.131.1 SUSE-SU-2022:4574-1

Amazon Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Amazon Linux 2023 kernel-livepatch-6.1.10-15.42 1.0-0.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2023-070
Amazon Linux 2023 perf +12 6.1.10-15.42.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2023-070
Amazon Linux 2 kernel-livepatch-4.14.294-220.533 1.0-0.amzn2 ALAS2-2022-1852
Amazon Linux 2 perf +8 4.14.294-220.533.amzn2 ALAS2-2022-1852

Azure Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Azure Linux 2 (CBL-Mariner) kernel 5.15.70.1-1 —

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