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CVE-2022-2873
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…
Medium5.5EPSS 0.32%
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- redhat
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.32% · top 75% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Weakness
Affected products
Kernel
- affected Linux kernel 5.19-rc8
References (5)
- https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20220729093451.551672-1-zheyuma97%40gmail.com/T/ (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230120-0001/ (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- DSA-5324 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20230302 [SECURITY] [DLA 3349-1] linux-5.10 security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20230503 [SECURITY] [DLA 3403-1] linux security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
Sources
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- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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