ABB M2M Gateway Arbitrary Code Execution in embedded Linux Kernel (CVE-2022-2964)

high Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 503242

Synopsis

The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's driver for the ASIX AX88179_178A-based USB 2.0/3.0 Gigabit Ethernet Devices. The vulnerability contains multiple out-of-bounds reads and possible out- of-bounds writes.

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Solution

Refer to the vendor advisory.

See Also

https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-25-105-08

http://www.nessus.org/u?310ae51a

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2067482

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230113-0001/

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 503242

Version: 1.1

Type: remote

Family: Tenable.ot

Published: 5/27/2025

Updated: 5/27/2025

Supported Sensors: Tenable OT Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:abb:sw_firmware, cpe:/o:abb:arm600_firmware

Required KB Items: Tenable.ot/ABB

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/9/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/9/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-2964

CWE: 119, 787

ICSA: 25-105-08