A use-after-free vulnerability was found in drivers/block/floppy.c in the floppy driver module in the Linux kernel between raw_cmd_ioctl and seek_interrupt. This flaw allows an attacker to cause a denial of service, leading to a leak of internal kernel information.
CVE-2022-1836 - Medium Severity Vulnerability
The Linux Kernel
Library home page: https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/?wsslib=linux
Found in HEAD commit: 05c0743befb9102e2ecb9fbd0fa8eb43eb8bb5ec
Found in base branch: master
A use-after-free vulnerability was found in drivers/block/floppy.c in the floppy driver module in the Linux kernel between raw_cmd_ioctl and seek_interrupt. This flaw allows an attacker to cause a denial of service, leading to a leak of internal kernel information.
Publish Date: 2022-05-24
URL: CVE-2022-1836
Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Local - Attack Complexity: High - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: None - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: High
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Origin: https://www.linuxkernelcves.com/cves/CVE-2022-1836
Release Date: 2022-05-24
Fix Resolution: v4.9.313,v4.14.278,v4.19.241,v5.4.192,v5.10.114,v5.15.37,v5.17.6,v5.18-rc5
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