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CVE-2022-1516
published 2022-05-05

CVE-2022-1516: A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s X.25 set of standardized network protocols functionality in the way a user terminates their…

PriorityP421medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.33%
25.3th percentile
A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s X.25 set of standardized network protocols functionality in the way a user terminates their session using a simulated Ethernet card and continued usage of this connection. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system.

Affected

13 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debiandebian_linux
debiandebian_linux
debianlinux< linux 5.17.3-1 (bookworm)linux 5.17.3-1 (bookworm)
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.10.113-15.10.113-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.17.3-15.17.3-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.17.3-15.17.3-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.17.3-15.17.3-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 4.15.0-189.2004.15.0-189.200
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.4.0-117.1325.4.0-117.132
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.15.0-37.395.15.0-37.39
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 4.4.0-239.2734.4.0-239.273

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.04.9MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
osv7.8HIGH
vendor_ubuntu7.8HIGH
vendor_debian5.5LOW
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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