Vulnerability · Published Aug 31, 2022 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2022-1975
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Linux kernel. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 15% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 84.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | 5.17.11-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-1975 |
| Debian:13 | linux | 5.17.11-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-1975 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 5.17.11-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-1975 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux | 5.15.0-41.44 | USN-5518-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux | 5.15.0-41.44 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1975 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws | 5.15.0-1015.19 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1975 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws | 5.15.0-1015.19 | USN-5518-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure | 5.15.0-1014.17 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1975 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure | 5.15.0-1014.17 | USN-5518-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 5.15.0-1013.18 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1975 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 5.15.0-1013.18 | USN-5518-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gke | 5.15.0-1011.14 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1975 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gke | 5.15.0-1011.14 | USN-5518-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gkeop | 5.15.0-1002.4 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1975 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-ibm | 5.15.0-1010.12 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1975 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-ibm | 5.15.0-1010.12 | USN-5518-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iot-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1975 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iotg | 5.15.0-1013.17 | USN-5564-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iotg | 5.15.0-1013.17 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1975 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-kvm | 5.15.0-1013.16 | USN-5518-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-kvm | 5.15.0-1013.16 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1975 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency | 5.15.0-41.44 | USN-5518-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency | 5.15.0-41.44 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1975 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-5.17 | 5.17.0-1011.12 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1975 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle | 5.15.0-1013.17 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1975 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle | 5.15.0-1013.17 | USN-5518-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-raspi | 5.15.0-1012.14 | USN-5518-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-raspi | 5.15.0-1012.14 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1975 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1975 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1975 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv | 5.15.0-1015.17 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1975 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | Linux kernel | Linux kernel 5.18 rc6 |
Weakness: CWE-248