High severity · published Sep 9, 2022
CVE-2022-2964
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s driver for the ASIX AX88179_178A-based USB 2.0/3.0 Gigabit Ethernet Devices
7.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s driver for the ASIX AX88179_178A-based USB 2.0/3.0 Gigabit Ethernet Devices. The vulnerability contains multiple out-of-bounds reads and possible out-of-bounds writes.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 23% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
4.20 before 5.4.180; 5.5 before 5.10.101; 5.11 before 5.15.24; 5.16 before 5.16.10 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux · Redhat
7.0; 8.0; 9.0 · source: NVD
HF
H300s Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
HF
H410c Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
HF
H410s Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
HF
H500s Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
HF
H700s Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2964
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2964
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2067482
Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230113-0001/
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