CVE-2022-2873
linux - security update
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.04%
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.
How to fix CVE-2022-2873
To remediate CVE-2022-2873, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/linux—upgrade to 5.10.162-1 or later
- —upgrade to 4.19.282-1 or later
- —upgrade to 5.10.162-1 or later
- —upgrade to 5.10.162-1~deb10u1 or later
Is CVE-2022-2873 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (4)
- from 0, < 5.10.162-1
- from 0, < 4.19.282-1
- from 0, < 5.10.162-1
- from 0, < 5.10.162-1~deb10u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |