CVE-2022-1462
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CVE-2022-1462 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.3/10 on the CVSS scale. 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. EPSS estimates a 0.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | All versions |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 8.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 9.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 10.0 |
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2078466Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2022/q2/155Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2078466Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2022/q2/155Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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