What is CVE-2022-36123?

CVE-2022-36123 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10. CVE-2022-36123 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-36123?

CVE-2022-36123 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-36123?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2022-36123 patch availability.

Is CVE-2022-36123 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-36123 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-36123

High

The Linux kernel before 5.18.13 lacks a certain clear operation for the block starting symbol (.bss). This allows Xen PV guest OS users to cause a denial of service or gain privileges.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2022-07-29

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

7.8

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

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

References

6 total

GitHub
https://github.com/sickcodes/security/blob/master/advisories/SICK-2022-128.md

Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory
Sick
https://sick.codes/sick-2022-128

Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory
GitHub
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/74a0032b8524ee2bd4443128c0bf9775928680b0

Patch Third Party Advisory
GitHub
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/96e8fc5818686d4a1591bb6907e7fdb64ef29884

Patch Third Party Advisory
Kernel.org
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.18.13

Release Notes Third Party Advisory

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-36123

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2022-07-29

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-36123?

CVE-2022-36123 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 . CVE-2022-36123 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-36123?

CVE-2022-36123 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-36123?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2022-36123 patch availability.
Is CVE-2022-36123 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2022-36123 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.