What is CVE-2022-0322?

CVE-2022-0322 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a Incorrect Conversion Between Numeric Types flaw (CWE-681). CVE-2022-0322 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-0322?

CVE-2022-0322 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-0322?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2022-0322 patch availability.

Is CVE-2022-0322 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-0322 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Incorrect Conversion Between Numeric Types (CWE-681)?

The product converts from one data type to another but uses a function that can produce incorrect results. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/681.html

CVE-2022-0322

Medium

A flaw was found in the sctp_make_strreset_req function in net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c in the SCTP network protocol in the Linux kernel with a local user privilege access. In this flaw, an attempt to use more buffer than is allocated triggers a BUG_ON issue, leading to a denial of service (DOS).

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2022-03-25

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-681

CVE-2022-0322 is a Incorrect Conversion Between Numeric Types vulnerability

What is Incorrect Conversion Between Numeric Types?

The product converts from one data type to another but uses a function that can produce incorrect results. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

3 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a2d859e3fc97e79d907761550dbc03ff1b36479c

Patch Vendor Advisory
Oracle
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html

Patch Third Party Advisory
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2042822

Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-0322

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2022-03-25

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-0322?

CVE-2022-0322 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as an Incorrect Conversion Between Numeric Types flaw (CWE-681) . CVE-2022-0322 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-0322?

CVE-2022-0322 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-0322?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2022-0322 patch availability.
Is CVE-2022-0322 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2022-0322 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.