CVE-2022-21494 — MEDIUM (4.0)

Vulnerability Description

Vulnerability in the Oracle Solaris product of Oracle Systems (component: Kernel). The supported version that is affected is 11. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle Solaris executes to compromise Oracle Solaris. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle Solaris. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 4.0 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

CVSS Score

4.0

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

HIGH

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Oracle	Solaris	11

References

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.htmlVendor Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.htmlVendor Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2022-21494?

CVE-2022-21494 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.0 (MEDIUM). Vulnerability in the Oracle Solaris product of Oracle Systems (component: Kernel). The supported version that is affected is 11. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with...

How severe is CVE-2022-21494?

CVE-2022-21494 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 4.0/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2022-21494?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Oracle Solaris.