Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU95191

Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-0400

Published: August 29, 2022 / Updated: September 1, 2022

Vulnerability identifier: #VU95191

CSH Severity: Low

CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-0400

CWE-ID: CWE-125

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel

Software vendor:
Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

An out-of-bounds read vulnerability was discovered in linux kernel in the smc protocol stack, causing remote dos.

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