Vulnerability identifier: #VU94445

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-48824

CWE-ID: CWE-476

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the myrs_cleanup() function in drivers/scsi/myrs.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel:

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External links
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c5ceea00c8c9df150708e66cb9f2891192c1162
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e42c4a3d732517edc3766dd45a14e60d29dd929
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6207f35c213f6cb2fc3f13b5e77f08c710e1de19
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d6cd26605b4d662063a83c15c776b5299a1cb23
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4db09593af0b0b4d7d4805ebb3273df51d7cc30d

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.