🛡️ CVE-2022-1462
🟡 CVSS 6.3 — Medium ⚠️ Exploit Public CWE-362 NVD
6.3
CVSS Score
0 Low4 Medium7 High9 Critical10

Description

An out-of-bounds read flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s TeleTYpe subsystem. The issue occurs in how a user triggers a race condition using ioctls TIOCSPTLCK and TIOCGPTPEER and TIOCSTI and TCXONC with leakage of memory in the flush_to_ldisc function. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system or read unauthorized random data from memory.

Details

Severity MEDIUM
CVSS Score 6.3
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
CWE CWE-362
Public Exploit ⚠️ Yes
Source NVD
Published 2022-06-02
Updated 2026-06-08
Modified 2024-11-21
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
debian-linux
enterprise-linux
linux-kernel

References

Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2078466
Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2022/q2/155
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2078466
Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2022/q2/155

Similar Threats

Vulnerability Monitoring

Stay informed about vulnerabilities in your stack

BotEraser monitors your WordPress installation and notifies you when software you use appears in our vulnerability database.

Set Up Free Alerts →

No credit card required  ·  Results in minutes

ⓘ Data Notice: The information presented above has been compiled from publicly available internet sources. Boteraser aggregates this data solely for informational purposes and does not independently classify, evaluate, or endorse any findings about the vulnerabilities listed. The accuracy and completeness of this information is the sole responsibility of the original publishers. Boteraser and its operators accept no liability for any decisions made based on this data.