CVE-2022-2964: linux linux_kernel
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2022-2964 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in linux linux_kernel. EPSS estimates a 0.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 23.9% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 7.8, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 47 · Duplicates 1 · Related 28Timeline
- 09-09-2022PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 03-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s driver for the ASIX AX88179_178A-based USB 2.0/3.0 Gigabit Ethernet Devices. The vulnerability contains multiple out-of-bounds reads and possible out-of-bounds writes.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions- OSV · Red hatEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.31%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
24%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.31% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary.
- CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteThe product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
Affected systems
Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Ubuntu70 products
- linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 4.4.0-234.268 | < 4.15.0-177.186 | < 5.4.0-110.124
- linux-aws< 4.4.0-1113.119 | < 4.4.0-1151.166 | < 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-5.13All versions (No fix recorded)
Redhat39 products
- enterprise_linuxEOL7.0 | 8.0 | 9.0
- kernel-rt< 0:4.18.0-193.98.1.rt13.149.el8_2
- kernel-rt-core< 0:4.18.0-193.98.1.rt13.149.el8_2
- kernel-rt-debug< 0:4.18.0-193.98.1.rt13.149.el8_2
- kernel-rt-debug-core< 0:4.18.0-193.98.1.rt13.149.el8_2
Netapp5 products
Debian1 product
- linux< 5.16.10-1
Linux1 product
- linux_kernel≥ 4.20, < 5.4.180 | ≥ 5.5, < 5.10.101 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.24 | ≥ 5.16, < 5.16.10
5 vendors · 116 products
References
15 links- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230113-0001/Third Party Advisory
