CVE-2022-2977
On a system where virtualized TPM devices are configured (this is not the default) a local attacker can create a use-after-free and create a situation where it may be possible to escalate privileges on the system.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.25%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel implementation of proxied virtualized TPM devices. On a system where virtualized TPM devices are configured (this is not the default) a local attacker can create a use-after-free and create a situation where it may be possible to escalate privileges on the system.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.25% probability · 16th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9d8e7007dc7c4d7c8366739bbcd3f5e51dcd470fMailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230214-0006/
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9d8e7007dc7c4d7c8366739bbcd3f5e51dcd470fMailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230214-0006/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.