CVE-2022-1516

CVSS V2 Medium 4.9 CVSS V3 Medium 5.5
Description
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.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2022-1516
  • Assigner
  • secalert@redhat.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2022-05-05T15:15:07
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2022-12-08T20:02:48
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-416 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/416.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.18:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Integrity Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Base Score
  • 4.9
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 6.9
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
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/06/19/1
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net.git/commit/?id=7781607938c8 Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/07/msg00000.html
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5173
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1516
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-1516
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-08 06:19:08 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-08 20:14:30 2022-12-08T20:02:48 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-08 20:14:30 Undergoing Analysis Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated