High severity · published Jan 17, 2023
CVE-2022-41858
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel
7.1
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. A NULL pointer dereference may occur while a slip driver is in progress to detach in sl_tx_timeout in drivers/net/slip/slip.c. This issue could allow an attacker to crash the system or leak internal kernel information.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 22% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
before 4.9.311; 4.10 before 4.14.276; 4.15 before 4.19.239; 4.20 before 5.4.190; 5.5.0 before 5.10.112; 5.11 before 5.15.35; +1 more · source: NVD
HB
Hci Baseboard Management Controller · Netapp
h300s; h410c; h410s; h500s; h700s · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41858
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-41858
Patch
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ec4eb8a86ade4d22633e1da2a7d85a846b7d1798
Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230223-0006/
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