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CVE-2022-2873

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.31%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2022-08-22 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5. It affects Linux.

CVE
CVE-2022-2873
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.5
EPSS
0.31%
Linux

Original NVD 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.

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