NULL pointer dereference in Open-Mpi Hwloc

CVE-2022-47022

An issue was discovered in open-mpi hwloc 2.1.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impacts via glibc-cpuset in topology-linux.c.

EPSS: 0.003 (20.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-47022?
CVE-2022-47022 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Open-Mpi Hwloc, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2023-08-22.
How severe is CVE-2022-47022?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-47022 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.