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CVE-2022-3563 (GCVE-0-2022-3563)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-10-17 00:00 – Updated: 2025-04-15 13:27
VLAI
Title
Linux Kernel BlueZ mgmt-tester.c read_50_controller_cap_complete null pointer dereference
Summary
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Linux Kernel. Affected is the function read_50_controller_cap_complete of the file tools/mgmt-tester.c of the component BlueZ. The manipulation of the argument cap_len leads to null pointer dereference. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-211086 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.
Severity
3.5 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-14 17:08 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-404 - Denial of Service -> CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Linux Kernel Affected: n/a
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