# CVE-2022-28388: usb\_8dev\_start\_xmit in drivers/net/can/usb/usb\_8dev.c in the Linux kernel through 5.17.1 has a double free.

- Severity: CVSS 5.5 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-04-03 · Updated: 2025-05-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

usb_8dev_start_xmit in drivers/net/can/usb/usb_8dev.c in the Linux kernel through 5.17.1 has a double free.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/3d3925ff6433f98992685a9679613a2cc97f3ce2
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LAWC35TO642FOP3UCA3C6IF7NAUFOVZ6/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XFMPUI3WI4U2F7ONHRW36WDY4ZE7LGGT/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6IHHC455LMSJNG4CSZ5CEAHYWY2DE5YW/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5127
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220513-0001/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5173

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