#VU94431 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-48804
Published: July 17, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU94431
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-48804
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read error within the vt_ioctl() function in drivers/tty/vt/vt_ioctl.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/830c5aa302ec16b4ee641aec769462c37f802c90
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a45a6bd1e6d651770aafff57ab3e1d3bb0b42e0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/170325aba4608bde3e7d21c9c19b7bc266ac0885
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae3d57411562260ee3f4fd5e875f410002341104
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/778302ca09498b448620edd372dc908bebf80bdf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ffe54289b02e9c732d6f04c8ebbe3b2d90d32118
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6550bdf52846f85a2a3726a5aa0c7c4399f2fc02
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61cc70d9e8ef5b042d4ed87994d20100ec8896d9
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.267
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.230
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.302
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.101
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.24
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.16.10
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.17
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.180