CVE-2022-4139

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 61
Modified
Published: 27 Jan 2023, 00:00
Last modified:28 Mar 2025, 15:43

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
31/100
CVSS Score
7.8 HIGH
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

27 Jan 2023, 00:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Mar 2025, 15:43
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

An incorrect TLB flush issue was found in the Linux kernel’s GPU i915 kernel driver, potentially leading to random memory corruption or data leaks. This flaw could allow a local user to crash the system or escalate their privileges on the system.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•HIGH•Score: 7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.02%• Percentile: 4%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-281•Improper Preservation of Permissions

    The product does not preserve permissions or incorrectly preserves permissions when copying, restoring, or sharing objects, which can cause them to have less restrictive permissions than intended.

  • CWE-401•Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

    The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, making the memory unavailable for reallocation and reuse.

Affected Systems

  • linux•linux_kernel

    ≥ 5.4, < 5.4.226 | ≥ 5.5, < 5.10.157 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.81 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.0.11 | 6.1 | 6.1:rc1 | 6.1:rc2 | 6.1:rc3 | 6.1:rc4 | 6.1:rc5 | 6.1:rc6

References (3)