CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2022-4662

Non-exit on Failed Initialization

Published: Dec 22, 2022 | Modified: Nov 07, 2023
CVSS 3.x
5.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

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.

Weakness

The product does not exit or otherwise modify its operation when security-relevant errors occur during initialization, such as when a configuration file has a format error or a hardware security module (HSM) cannot be activated, which can cause the product to execute in a less secure fashion than intended by the administrator.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Linux_kernel Linux * 6.0 (excluding)
Linux_kernel Linux 6.0-rc1 (including) 6.0-rc1 (including)
Linux_kernel Linux 6.0-rc2 (including) 6.0-rc2 (including)
Linux_kernel Linux 6.0-rc3 (including) 6.0-rc3 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References