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Vulnerability · Published Dec 22, 2022 · Assigned by redhat

CVE-2022-4662

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Kernel. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 31% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 68.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A flaw incorrect access control in the Linux kernel USB core subsystem was found in the way user attaches usb device. A local user could use this flaw to crash the system.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linux5.19.11-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-4662
Debian:13linux5.19.11-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-4662
Debian:14linux5.19.11-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-4662
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-57.63UBUNTU-CVE-2022-4662
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1027.31UBUNTU-CVE-2022-4662
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1030.37UBUNTU-CVE-2022-4662
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.15.0-1030.37.1UBUNTU-CVE-2022-4662
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1026.33UBUNTU-CVE-2022-4662
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1024.29UBUNTU-CVE-2022-4662
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1012.16UBUNTU-CVE-2022-4662
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1022.25UBUNTU-CVE-2022-4662
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-4662
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1023.28UBUNTU-CVE-2022-4662
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1025.30UBUNTU-CVE-2022-4662
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-57.63UBUNTU-CVE-2022-4662
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia5.15.0-1015.15UBUNTU-CVE-2022-4662
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.175.17.0-1031.32USN-6071-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.175.17.0-1031.32UBUNTU-CVE-2022-4662
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1026.32UBUNTU-CVE-2022-4662
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspi5.15.0-1022.24UBUNTU-CVE-2022-4662
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-4662
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-4662
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-4662

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
n/a Kernel Linux kernel 6.0-rc4

Weakness: CWE-455 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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