CVE-2022-2873

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 18
Modified
Published: 22 Aug 2022, 00:00
Last modified:03 Aug 2024, 00:52

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
22/100
CVSS Score
5.5 MEDIUM
v3.1 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.04% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

22 Aug 2022, 00:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
03 Aug 2024, 00:52
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

An out-of-bounds memory access flaw was found in the Linux kernel Intel’s iSMT SMBus host controller driver in the way a user triggers the I2C_SMBUS_BLOCK_DATA (with the ioctl I2C_SMBUS) with malicious input data. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system.

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

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.04%• Percentile: 12%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-131•Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size

    The product does not correctly calculate the size to be used when allocating a buffer, which could lead to a buffer overflow.

Affected Systems

  • debian•debian_linux

    11.0

  • fedoraproject•fedora

    36

  • linux•linux_kernel

    < 5.19 | 5.19:rc1 | 5.19:rc2 | 5.19:rc3 | 5.19:rc4 | 5.19:rc5 | 5.19:rc6 | 5.19:rc7

  • netapp•h300s_firmware

    na

  • netapp•h410c_firmware

    na

  • netapp•h410s_firmware

    na

  • netapp•h500s_firmware

    na

  • netapp•h700s_firmware

    na

  • redhat•enterprise_linux

    6.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 9.0

References (5)