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.
Products affected by CVE-2022-1975
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.18:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-1975
0.04%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 11 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2022-1975
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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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
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2022-1975
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An exception is thrown from a function, but it is not caught.Assigned by: secalert@redhat.com (Secondary)
References for CVE-2022-1975
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https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4071bf121d59944d5cd2238de0642f3d7995a997
NFC: netlink: fix sleep in atomic bug when firmware download timeout · torvalds/linux@4071bf1 · GitHubPatch;Third Party Advisory
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