DEBIAN-CVE-2022-0494

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 3
Published: 25 Mar 2022, 19:15
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:23

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
18/100
CVSS Score
4.4 MEDIUM
3.1 (osv_debian)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

25 Mar 2022, 19:15
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:23
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

A kernel information leak flaw was identified in the scsi_ioctl function in drivers/scsi/scsi_ioctl.c in the Linux kernel. This flaw allows a local attacker with a special user privilege (CAP_SYS_ADMIN or CAP_SYS_RAWIO) to create issues with confidentiality.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1MEDIUMScore: 4.4CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected Systems

  • debianlinux

    < 5.10.120-1 | < 5.16.14-1 | < 5.16.14-1 | < 5.16.14-1

References (1)