CVE-2022-32981
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: June 10, 2022 at 07:42 PM UTC
Updated: August 26, 2026 at 06:11 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1.0%
Description
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.18.3 on powerpc 32-bit platforms. There is a buffer overflow in ptrace PEEKUSER and POKEUSER (aka PEEKUSR and POKEUSR) when accessing floating point registers.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
3.13 ≤ v < 4.9.3184.10 ≤ v < 4.14.2834.15 ≤ v < 4.19.2474.20 ≤ v < 5.4.1985.11 ≤ v < 5.15.475.16.0 ≤ v < 5.17.155.18 ≤ v < 5.18.45.5 ≤ v < 5.10.1225.19 rc1
Affected range stops below 4.14.283, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.19.247, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.9.318, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 5.10.122, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 5.15.47, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 5.17.15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 5.18.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 5.4.198, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (2)
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/06/14/3x_refsource_MISCMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/powerpc/linux.git/commit/?id=8e1278444446fc97778a5e5c99bca1ce0bbc5ec9CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-120
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