CVE-2022-0494
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CVE-2022-0494 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.4/10 on the CVSS scale. A kernel information leak flaw was identified in the scsi_ioctl function in drivers/scsi/scsi_ioctl.c in the Linux kernel. This flaw allows a local attacker with a special user privilege (CAP_SYS_ADMIN or CAP_SYS_RAWIO) to create issues with confidentiality.. EPSS estimates a 0.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A kernel information leak flaw was identified in the scsi_ioctl function in drivers/scsi/scsi_ioctl.c in the Linux kernel. This flaw allows a local attacker with a special user privilege (CAP_SYS_ADMIN or CAP_SYS_RAWIO) to create issues with confidentiality.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | < 5.17 |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | 5.17 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 9.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 10.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 11.0 |
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2039448Issue Tracking
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/07/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5161Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5173Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2039448Issue Tracking
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/07/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5161Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5173Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
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- Status
- Modified
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