CVE-2022-2873
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CVE-2022-2873 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. An out-of-bounds memory access flaw was found in the Linux kernel Intel’s iSMT SMBus host controller driver in the way a user triggers the I2C_SMBUS_BLOCK_DATA (with the ioctl I2C_SMBUS) with malicious input data. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system.. EPSS estimates a 0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
An out-of-bounds memory access flaw was found in the Linux kernel Intel’s iSMT SMBus host controller driver in the way a user triggers the I2C_SMBUS_BLOCK_DATA (with the ioctl I2C_SMBUS) with malicious input data. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | < 5.19 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | 5.19 | Rc1 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 36 | — |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 6.0 | — |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 7.0 | — |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 8.0 | — |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 9.0 | — |
| Netapp | H300s Firmware | All versions | — |
| Netapp | H500s Firmware | All versions | — |
| Netapp | H700s Firmware | All versions | — |
| Netapp | H410s Firmware | All versions | — |
| Netapp | H410c Firmware | All versions | — |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 11.0 | — |
References
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230120-0001/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5324Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230120-0001/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5324Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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