Medium severity · published Oct 17, 2022
CVE-2022-3563
Linux Kernel BlueZ mgmt-tester.c read_50_controller_cap_complete null pointer dereference
5.7
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Linux Kernel. Affected is the function read_50_controller_cap_complete of the file tools/mgmt-tester.c of the component BlueZ. The manipulation of the argument cap_len leads to null pointer dereference. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-211086 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Adjacent
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 34% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
BL
Bluez · Bluez
before 5.65 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3563
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3563
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/bluetooth/bluez.git/commit/?id=e3c92f1f786f0b55440bd908b55894d0c792cf0e
Permissions Required
https://vuldb.com/?id.211086
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