#VU65288 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-2380
Published: July 13, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU65288
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-2022-2380
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 a boundary condition in the Linux kernel framebuffer within the drivers/video/fbdev/sm712fb.c:smtcfb_read() function. A local user can trigger ab out-of-bounds read error and crash the system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.