CVE-2022-0480
CVSS V2 None
CVSS V3 Medium 5.5
Description
A flaw was found in the filelock_init in fs/locks.c function in the Linux kernel. This issue can lead to host memory exhaustion due to memcg not limiting the number of Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX) file locks.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2022-0480
- Assigner
- secalert@redhat.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2022-08-29T15:15:09
- Last Modified Date
- 2023-03-03T18:49:53
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 5.5
- Base Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 1.8
- Impact Score
- 3.6
References
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0480 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-0480 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-29 16:00:08 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2023-02-12 23:13:59 | 2023-02-12T22:15:20 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2023-02-12 23:13:59 | Analyzed | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |
| 2023-03-02 16:14:28 | Modified | Undergoing Analysis | Vulnerability Status | updated |
| 2023-03-03 19:16:16 | 2023-03-03T18:49:53 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2023-03-03 19:16:16 | Undergoing Analysis | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |