CVE-2022-4128

medium

Description

A NULL pointer dereference issue was discovered in the Linux kernel in the MPTCP protocol when traversing the subflow list at disconnect time. A local user could use this flaw to potentially crash the system causing a denial of service.

References

https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20220708233610.410786-2-mathew.j.martineau%40linux.intel.com/

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5c835bb142d4

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2022-11-28

Updated: 2023-11-07

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.6

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

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

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