Medium severity · published Aug 29, 2022
CVE-2022-21385
A flaw in net_rds_alloc_sgs() in Oracle Linux kernels allows unprivileged local users to crash the machine
6.2
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A flaw in net_rds_alloc_sgs() in Oracle Linux kernels allows unprivileged local users to crash the machine. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.2 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 30% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Linux · Oracle
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-21385
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-21385
Exploit
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ea010070d0a7497253d5a6f919f6dd107450b31a
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