CVE-2022-3903

2022-11-1421:15:17

CWE-843

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290

cve-2022-3903

linux kernel

infrared transceiver

usb driver

denial of service

nvd

4.6 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

PHYSICAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

5.5 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

22.1%

JSON

An incorrect read request flaw was found in the Infrared Transceiver USB driver in the Linux kernel. This issue occurs when a user attaches a malicious USB device. A local user could use this flaw to starve the resources, causing denial of service or potentially crashing the system.

Affected configurations

Vulners

NVD

Node

linuxlinux_kernelRange≤6.1

VendorProductVersionCPE
linuxlinux_kernel*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE
linux	linux_kernel	*	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "vendor": "n/a",
    "product": "Kernel",
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "Linux kernel 6.1-rc5",
        "status": "affected"
      }
    ]
  }
]