VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2022-50235
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFSD: Protect against send buffer overflow in NFSv2 READDIR Restore the previous limit on the @count argument to prevent a buffer overflow attack.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.42%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.42%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFSD: Protect against send buffer overflow in NFSv2 READDIR Restore the previous limit on the @count argument to prevent a buffer overflow attack.
- 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
- 0.42% probability · 35th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/00b4492686e0497fdb924a9d4c8f6f99377e176cPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e57d696f60dee6117a8ace0cac7c5761d375277Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2a878095b5c6f04f90553a3c45872f990dab14ePatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc7f225090c29a5f3b9419b1af32846a201555e7Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f59c74df82f6ac9d2ea4e01aa3ae7c6c4481652dPatch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.