CVE-2022-4662 (GCVE-0-2022-4662)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-12-22 00:00 – Updated: 2025-04-09 18:36
VLAI?
Summary
A flaw incorrect access control in the Linux kernel USB core subsystem was found in the way user attaches usb device. A local user could use this flaw to crash the system.
Severity ?
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a Kernel Affected: Linux kernel 6.0-rc4
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