CVE-2022-27223: debian debian_linux Improper Validation of Array Index
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2022-27223 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Improper Validation of Array Index vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 2.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82.1% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 8.8, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 8 · Related 7Timeline
- 15-03-2022PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 03-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In drivers/usb/gadget/udc/udc-xilinx.c in the Linux kernel before 5.16.12, the endpoint index is not validated and might be manipulated by the host for out-of-array access.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
2.15%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
82%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 2.15% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Ubuntu70 products
- linux< 4.4.0-224.257 | < 4.15.0-177.186 | < 5.4.0-110.124
- linux-aws< 4.4.0-1104.109 | < 4.4.0-1140.154 | < 4.15.0-1128.137 | < 5.4.0-1073.78
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.13< 5.13.0-1023.25~20.04.1
Netapp8 products
Debian2 products
- linux< 5.16.12-1
- debian_linuxEOL9.0
Linux1 product
- linux_kernel≥ 3.18, < 4.9.304 | ≥ 4.10, < 4.14.269 | ≥ 4.15, < 4.19.232 | ≥ 4.20, < 5.4.182 | ≥ 5.5, < 5.10.103 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.26 | ≥ 5.16, < 5.16.12
4 vendors · 81 products
References
14 links- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7f14c7227f342d9932f9b918893c8814f86d2a0dX Refsource MISCREPORTPatchThird Party Advisory
- cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.16.12X Refsource MISCREPORTMailing ListRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/07/msg00000.htmlMailing ListX Refsource MLISTThird Party Advisory