A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 5.15.45/5.17.13/5.18.2. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function unregister_netdev. The manipulation leads to use after free.

The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-49501. The attack needs to be approached within the local network. There is no exploit available.

It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.