CVE-2022-2938

CVSS V2 None CVSS V3 High 7.8

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's implementation of Pressure Stall Information. While the feature is disabled by default, it could allow an attacker to crash the system or have other memory-corruption side effects.

Overview

CVE ID
CVE-2022-2938

Assigner
secalert@redhat.com

Vulnerability Status
Analyzed

Published Version
2022-08-23T20:15:08

Last Modified Date
2023-01-20T12:50:20

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::::::::	1	OR		5.17
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:::::::*	1	OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:::::::*	1	OR

CVSS Version 3

Version
3.1

Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL

Attack Compatibility
LOW

Privileges Required
LOW

User Interaction
NONE

Scope
UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact
HIGH

Availability Impact
HIGH

Base Score
7.8

Base Severity
HIGH

Exploitability Score
1.8

Impact Score
5.9

References

Reference URL	Reference Tags
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a06247c6804f1a7c86a2e5398a4c1f1db1471848	Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221223-0002/

Sources

Source Name	Source URL
NIST	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2938
MITRE	https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-2938

History

Created	Old Value	New Value	Data Type	Notes
2022-08-23 21:00:07				Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-23 16:17:48		2022-12-23T16:15:09	CVE Modified Date	updated
2022-12-23 16:17:48			References	updated
2023-01-20 13:13:13		2023-01-20T12:50:20	CVE Modified Date	updated
2023-01-20 13:13:13	Undergoing Analysis	Analyzed	Vulnerability Status	updated