Vulnerability · Published Nov 14, 2022 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2022-3903
Medium 4.6
In plain English
A medium-severity type confusion in Kernel. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 41% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.6Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 59.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | 5.19.11-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3903 |
| Debian:13 | linux | 5.19.11-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3903 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 5.19.11-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3903 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux | 5.15.0-57.63 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3903 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws | 5.15.0-1027.31 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3903 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure | 5.15.0-1030.37 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3903 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde | 5.15.0-1030.37.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3903 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 5.15.0-1026.33 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3903 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gke | 5.15.0-1024.29 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3903 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gkeop | 5.15.0-1012.16 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3903 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-ibm | 5.15.0-1022.25 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3903 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iot-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3903 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iotg | 5.15.0-1023.28 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3903 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-kvm | 5.15.0-1025.30 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3903 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency | 5.15.0-57.63 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3903 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia | 5.15.0-1015.15 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3903 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-5.17 | 5.17.0-1030.31 | USN-6031-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-5.17 | 5.17.0-1030.31 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3903 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle | 5.15.0-1026.32 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3903 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-raspi | 5.15.0-1022.24 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3903 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3903 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3903 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3903 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-843 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H