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CVE-2022-40768

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.28%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2022-09-18 · 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-2022-40768
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.5
EPSS
0.28%
Linux

Original NVD Description

drivers/scsi/stex.c in the Linux kernel through 5.19.9 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory because stex_queuecommand_lck lacks a memset for the PASSTHRU_CMD case.

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