CVE-2022-32981
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CVE-2022-32981 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.8/10 on the CVSS scale. An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.18.3 on powerpc 32-bit platforms. There is a buffer overflow in ptrace PEEKUSER and POKEUSER (aka PEEKUSR and POKEUSR) when accessing floating point registers.. EPSS estimates a 0.95% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.18.3 on powerpc 32-bit platforms. There is a buffer overflow in ptrace PEEKUSER and POKEUSER (aka PEEKUSR and POKEUSR) when accessing floating point registers.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | <= 5.18.3 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | 5.19 | Rc1 |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/06/14/3Exploit, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/powerpc/linux.git/commit/?id=8e1278444446fc97778a5e5c99bca1ce0bbc5ec9Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/06/14/3Exploit, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/powerpc/linux.git/commit/?id=8e1278444446fc97778a5e5c99bca1ce0bbc5ec9Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
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- Status
- Modified
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