What is CVE-2022-3061?

CVE-2022-3061 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a Divide By Zero flaw (CWE-369). CVE-2022-3061 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-3061?

CVE-2022-3061 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-2022-3061?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2022-3061 patch availability.

Is CVE-2022-3061 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-3061 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Divide By Zero (CWE-369)?

The product divides a value by zero, causing a crash or unexpected behaviour. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/369.html

CVE-2022-3061

Medium

Found Linux Kernel flaw in the i740 driver. The Userspace program could pass any values to the driver through ioctl() interface. The driver doesn't check the value of 'pixclock', so it may cause a divide by zero error.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2022-09-01

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-369

CVE-2022-3061 is a Divide By Zero vulnerability

What is Divide By Zero?

The product divides a value by zero, causing a crash or unexpected behaviour. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

3 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/deller/linux-fbdev.git/commit/?id=15cf0b82271b1823fb02ab8c377badba614d95d5

Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory
Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00001.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Debian Security
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5257

Third Party Advisory

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-3061

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2022-09-01

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-3061?

CVE-2022-3061 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as a Divide By Zero flaw (CWE-369) . CVE-2022-3061 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-3061?

CVE-2022-3061 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-2022-3061?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2022-3061 patch availability.
Is CVE-2022-3061 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2022-3061 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.