Detections
Analytics

CVE-2022-36123

high

Description

The Linux kernel before 5.18.13 lacks a certain clear operation for the block starting symbol (.bss). This allows Xen PV guest OS users to cause a denial of service or gain privileges.

References

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220901-0003/

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/96e8fc5818686d4a1591bb6907e7fdb64ef29884

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/74a0032b8524ee2bd4443128c0bf9775928680b0

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.18.13

https://sick.codes/sick-2022-128

https://github.com/sickcodes/security/blob/master/advisories/SICK-2022-128.md

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2022-07-29

Updated: 2022-09-04

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00018