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Debian: CVE-2022-2873: linux -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2022-2873: linux -- security update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
08/22/2022
Created
01/25/2023
Added
01/25/2023
Modified
07/03/2024

Description

An out-of-bounds memory access flaw was found in the Linux kernel Intel’s iSMT SMBus host controller driver in the way a user triggers the I2C_SMBUS_BLOCK_DATA (with the ioctl I2C_SMBUS) with malicious input data. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-linux

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