Critical severity · published Dec 9, 2022
CVE-2022-2993
There is an error in the condition of the last if-statement in the function smp_check_keys
9.8
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
There is an error in the condition of the last if-statement in the function smp_check_keys. It was rejecting current keys if all requirements were unmet.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 48% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
ZE
Zephyr · Zephyrproject
through 3.1.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2993
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2993
Mitigation
https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr/security/advisories/GHSA-3286-jgjx-8cvr
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