CVE-2022-3239 — HIGH (7.8) — White Hats Nepal

Q: How severe is CVE-2022-3239?

CVE-2022-3239 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2022-3239?

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

Vulnerability Description

A flaw use after free in the Linux kernel video4linux driver was found in the way user triggers em28xx_usb_probe() for the Empia 28xx based TV cards. A local user could use this flaw to crash the system or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.

CVSS Score

7.8

HIGH

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

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Linux	Linux Kernel	>= 3.15, < 4.14.295

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-416

References

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c0Mailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230214-0006/
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c0Mailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230214-0006/

FAQ

What is CVE-2022-3239?

CVE-2022-3239 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH). A flaw use after free in the Linux kernel video4linux driver was found in the way user triggers em28xx_usb_probe() for the Empia 28xx based TV cards. A local user could use this flaw to crash the syst...

How severe is CVE-2022-3239?

CVE-2022-3239 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2022-3239?

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