CVE-2022-2873 — Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size in Kernel
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 87.89%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedAug 22
Latest updateFeb 14
Description
An out-of-bounds memory access flaw was found in the Linux kernel Intel’s iSMT SMBus host controller driver in the way a user triggers the I2C_SMBUS_BLOCK_DATA (with the ioctl I2C_SMBUS) with malicious input data. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6
Affected Packages5 packages
Also affects: Debian Linux 11.0, Enterprise Linux 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.0, Fedora 36
🔴Vulnerability Details
8OSV▶
linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-5.15, linux-azure, linux-azure-5.15, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-5.15, linux-gke, linux-gke-5.15, linux-gkeop, linux-ibm, linux-kvm, linux-lowlatency vulnerabilities↗2022-09-02