SB2022101982 - Denial of service in Linux kernel i740 driver
Published: October 19, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022101982
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Division by zero (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-3061)
CWE-ID: CWE-369 - Divide By Zero
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to missing checks of the "pixclock" value in the Linux kernel i740 driver. A local user can pass arbitrary values to the driver through ioctl() interface, trigger a divide by zero error and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.