VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2022-3903
This issue occurs when a user attaches a malicious USB device.
MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 0.46%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.46%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
An incorrect read request flaw was found in the Infrared Transceiver USB driver in the Linux kernel. This issue occurs when a user attaches a malicious USB device. A local user could use this flaw to starve the resources, causing denial of service or potentially crashing the system.
- CVSS 3.1
- 4.6 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.46% probability · 39th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-843
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- https://lore.kernel.org/all/CAB7eexLLApHJwZfMQ=X-PtRhw0BgO+5KcSMS05FNUYejJXqtSA%40mail.gmail.com/
- https://lore.kernel.org/all/E1obysd-009Grw-He%40www.linuxtv.org/
- https://lore.kernel.org/all/CAB7eexLLApHJwZfMQ=X-PtRhw0BgO+5KcSMS05FNUYejJXqtSA%40mail.gmail.com/
- https://lore.kernel.org/all/E1obysd-009Grw-He%40www.linuxtv.org/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.