CVE-2022-23089

Out of bound read in elf_note_prpsinfo()

Medium · published February 15, 2024

CVSS v3.1
4.7
EPSS
0%
Percentile
6.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

When dumping core and saving process information, proc_getargv() might return an sbuf which have a sbuf_len() of 0 or -1, which is not properly handled.

An out-of-bound read can happen when user constructs a specially crafted ps_string, which in turn can cause the kernel to crash.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
4.7 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00176 · 6.7th percentile
Published
2024-02-15T05:07Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 15 FEB 05:07Z
    Out of bound read in elf_note_prpsinfo()
    cvelistv5