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CVE-2022-1462


An out-of-bounds read flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s TeleTYpe subsystem. The issue occurs in how a user triggers a race condition using ioctls TIOCSPTLCK and TIOCGPTPEER and TIOCSTI and TCXONC with leakage of memory in the flush_to_ldisc function. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system or read unauthorized random data from memory.


Published

2022-06-02T14:15:32.637

Last Modified

2024-11-21T06:40:46.223

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 6.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

4.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-362
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-362

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application linux linux_kernel - Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux 8.0 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux 9.0 Yes
Operating System debian debian_linux 10.0 Yes

References