CVE-2022-3903

Published Nov 14, 2022

Last updated a year ago

CVSS medium 4.6

Overview

Description: An incorrect read request flaw was found in the Infrared Transceiver USB driver in the Linux kernel. This issue occurs when a user attaches a malicious USB device. A local user could use this flaw to starve the resources, causing denial of service or potentially crashing the system.
Source: secalert@redhat.com
NVD status: Modified

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type: Primary
Base score: 4.6
Impact score: 3.6
Exploitability score: 0.9
Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Severity: MEDIUM

Weaknesses

secalert@redhat.com: CWE-843

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "35B26BE4-43A6-4A36-A7F6-5B3F572D9186"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

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