#VU70499 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-3435 

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#VU70499 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-3435

Published: December 27, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU70499
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-3435
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the fib_nh_match() function in net/ipv4/fib_semantics.c IPv4 handler. A remote attacker can send specially crafted data to the system, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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