CVE-2022-0617

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 36
Modified
Published: 16 Feb 2022, 16:38
Last modified:02 Aug 2024, 23:32

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
32/100
CVSS Score
5.5 MEDIUM
v3.1 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.02% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
1 found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

16 Feb 2022, 16:38
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
02 Aug 2024, 23:32
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

A flaw null pointer dereference in the Linux kernel UDF file system functionality was found in the way user triggers udf_file_write_iter function for the malicious UDF image. A local user could use this flaw to crash the system. Actual from Linux kernel 4.2-rc1 till 5.17-rc2.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 4.9AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.02%• Percentile: 6%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-476•NULL Pointer Dereference

    The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

Affected Systems

  • debian•debian_linux

    9.0 | 10.0 | 11.0

  • linux•linux_kernel

    ≥ 4.2.1, < 5.17 | 4.2:rc1 | 4.2:rc2 | 4.2:rc3 | 4.2:rc4 | 4.2:rc5 | 4.2:rc6 | 4.2:rc7 | 4.2:rc8 | 4.2.0 | 5.17 | 5.17:rc1 | 5.17:rc2

References (8)