VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2022-3077
A buffer overflow vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel Intel’s iSMT SMBus host controller driver in the way it handled the I2C_SMBUS_BLOCK_PROC_CALL case (via the ioctl I2C_SMBUS) with malicious input data.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.24%
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Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.24%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
A buffer overflow vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel Intel’s iSMT SMBus host controller driver in the way it handled the I2C_SMBUS_BLOCK_PROC_CALL case (via the ioctl I2C_SMBUS) with malicious input data. This flaw could allow a local user to crash the system.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.24% probability · 15th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-120
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/690b2549b19563ec5ad53e5c82f6a944d910086ePatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/690b2549b19563ec5ad53e5c82f6a944d910086ePatch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.