CVE-2022-3903
Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 36
Modified
Published: 14 Nov 2022, 00:00
Last modified:30 Apr 2025, 19:09
Vulnerability Summary
Overall Risk (default)
low
18/100 CVSS Score
4.6 MEDIUM
v3.1 (cve.org)
EPSS Score
0.02% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected
Timeline
14 Nov 2022, 00:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
30 Apr 2025, 19:09
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated
Description
An incorrect read request flaw was found in the Infrared Transceiver USB driver in the Linux kernel. This issue occurs when a user attaches a malicious USB device. A local user could use this flaw to starve the resources, causing denial of service or potentially crashing the system.
CVSS Metrics
- v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 4.6CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Trends
Current EPSS score: 0.02%• Percentile: 4%
Techniques & Countermeasures
- CWE-843•Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')
The product allocates or initializes a resource such as a pointer, object, or variable using one type, but it later accesses that resource using a type that is incompatible with the original type.
Affected Systems
- linux•linux_kernel
6.1:rc5