What is CVE-2022-31222?

CVE-2022-31222 is a low-severity vulnerability in Dell Chengming 3900, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 2.3/10. Published 2022-09-12.

How severe is CVE-2022-31222?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Dell Chengming 3900

CVE-2022-31222

Dell BIOS versions contain a Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime vulnerability. A local authenticated administrator user could potentially exploit this vulnerability by consuming excess memory in order to cause the application to crash.

EPSS: 0.002 (7.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 2.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

Dell Chengming_3900
Dell Chengming_3900_firmware
Dell Cpg Bios — versions unspecified
Dell Inspiron_14_plus_7420
Dell Inspiron_14_plus_7420_firmware
Dell Inspiron_16_plus_7620
Dell Inspiron_16_plus_7620_firmware
Dell Inspiron_3910
Dell Inspiron_3910_firmware
Dell Inspiron_5320

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-401 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
CWE-772 — Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime

References

security_alert@emc.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-31222?: CVE-2022-31222 is a low-severity vulnerability in Dell Chengming 3900, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 2.3/10. Published 2022-09-12.
How severe is CVE-2022-31222?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.3 out of 10.