CVE-2022-3628
Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 52
Modified
Published: 12 Jan 2023, 00:00
Last modified:08 Apr 2025, 14:16
Vulnerability Summary
Overall Risk (default)
medium
36/100 CVSS Score
6.6 MEDIUM
v3.1 (cve.org)
EPSS Score
0.07% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
1 found
Dark Web
Not detected
Timeline
12 Jan 2023, 00:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
08 Apr 2025, 14:16
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated
Description
A buffer overflow flaw was found in the Linux kernel Broadcom Full MAC Wi-Fi driver. This issue occurs when a user connects to a malicious USB device. This can allow a local user to crash the system or escalate their privileges.
CVSS Metrics
- v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 6.6CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Trends
Current EPSS score: 0.07%• Percentile: 21%
Techniques & Countermeasures
- CWE-119•Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
- CWE-120•Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer.
Affected Systems
- linux•linux_kernel
6.1:rc5