SB2022021655 - Fedora 34 update for kernel
Published: February 16, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022021655
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Release of invalid pointer or reference (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-24958)
CWE-ID: CWE-763 - Release of invalid pointer or reference
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to release of illegal memory vulnerability in the drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/inode.c. A remote attacker can send specially crafted data and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.