A heap-based buffer overflow was found in the Linux kernel's LightNVM subsystem. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length heap-based buffer. This vulnerability allows a local attacker to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of the kernel. The attacker must first obtain the ability to execute high-privileged code on the target system to exploit this vulnerability.
References
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https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-960/ | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/commit/drivers/lightnvm/Kconfig?h=v5.10.114&id=549209caabc89f2877ad5f62d11fca5c052e0e8 | Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
Information
Published : 2022-08-25 11:15
Updated : 2022-08-30 13:31
NVD link : CVE-2022-2991
Mitre link : CVE-2022-2991
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CWE
CWE-787
Out-of-bounds Write
Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel