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Rewterz Threat Advisory –CVE-2022-1852 – Linux Kernel Vulnerability

Severity

Medium

Analysis Summary

CVE-2022-1852

Linux Kernel is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a NULL pointer dereference flaw in the x86_emulate_insn function. By sending a specially-crafted request, a local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition.

Impact

  • Denial of Service

Indicators Of Compromise

CVE

  • CVE-2022-1852

Affected Vendors

Linux

Affected Products

Linux Kernel 5.17

Remediation

Upgrade to the latest version of Linux Kernel, available from the Linux Kernel GIT Repository.

Linux Kernel GIT Repository

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