CVEvulnerability
CVE-2022-21499
6.7 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2022-06-09
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 6.7 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 6.7 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 4.6 MEDIUM — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-787
Description
KGDB and KDB allow read and write access to kernel memory, and thus should be restricted during lockdown. An attacker with access to a serial port could trigger the debugger so it is important that the debugger respect the lockdown mode when/if it is triggered. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.7 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
Affected configurations
• oracle linux 6
• oracle linux 7
• oracle linux 8
• debian debian linux 11.0
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write weakness
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168191/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0089-1.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://git.kernel.org/linus/eadb2f47a3ced5c64b23b90fd2a3463f63726066 Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5161 Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168191/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0089-1.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://git.kernel.org/linus/eadb2f47a3ced5c64b23b90fd2a3463f63726066 Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5161 Third Party Advisory