#VU67914 Integer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-39842 

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#VU67914 Integer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-39842

Published: October 5, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU67914
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-39842
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow within the pxa3xx_gcu_write() function in drivers/video/fbdev/pxa3xx-gcu.c in Linux kernel. A local user can trigger an integer overflow and execute arbitrary code with escalated privileges.



Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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