Vulnerability in Linux Kernel

CVE-2022-1975

There is a sleep-in-atomic bug in /net/nfc/netlink.c that allows an attacker to crash the Linux kernel by simulating a nfc device from user-space.

EPSS: 0.002 (13.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Linux Linux_kernel — versions 5.18
N/a Linux Kernel — versions Linux kernel 5.18 rc6

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-248

References

secalert@redhat.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-1975?: CVE-2022-1975 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under CWE-248. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-08-31.
How severe is CVE-2022-1975?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.