CVE-2022-2991
linuxVulnerabilityCVSS 6.7Patched
No public exploitation has been reported so far. A fixed version is available (see the table below).
Recommended action: Update to the fixed version listed for your distribution using the native package manager.
Severity metrics
CVSS 3.1 : 6.7 MEDIUM
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredHigh
User interactionNone
ScopeUnchanged
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactHigh
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected & fixed versions by distribution
Versions are the native distribution strings (backport-aware): RHEL/Debian/SUSE backport fixes, so compare with the distro version comparator (dpkg / rpm / vercmp), not the upstream version.
| Distribution | Package | Affected | Fixed version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:11 | linux | - | 5.10.120-1 | fixed |
| Debian:12 | linux | - | 5.15.3-1 | fixed |
| Debian:13 | linux | - | 5.15.3-1 | fixed |
| Debian:14 | linux | - | 5.15.3-1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP1 | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-150100.197.137.2 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP1 | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-150100.197.137.2 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-150100.197.137.2 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-150100.197.137.2 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-150100.197.137.2 | fixed |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.4 | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-150100.197.137.2 | fixed |