Vulnerability Details : CVE-2022-1975

There is a sleep-in-atomic bug in /net/nfc/netlink.c that allows an attacker to crash the Linux kernel by simulating a nfc device from user-space.

Published 2022-08-31 16:15:10

Updated 2022-09-07 16:49:27

Source Red Hat, Inc.

View at NVD, CVE.org

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-1975

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.04%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 7 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Source
5.5	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H	1.8	3.6	[email protected]
Attack Vector: Local Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: Low User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: None Integrity: None Availability: High

CWE-248 Uncaught Exception

An exception is thrown from a function, but it is not caught.

Assigned by: [email protected] (Secondary)

Linux » Linux Kernel » Version: 5.18 Update RC6
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.18:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
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