CVE-2022-3903

2022-11-1400:00:00

CWE-843

redhat

www.cve.org

linux kernel

usb driver

local user

denial of service

system crash

6 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.

CNA Affected

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