CVE-2022-33981
LOW
3.3
CVSS Score
Published: June 18, 2022 at 03:27 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:49 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsLinux KernelDebian Linux
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Severity
LOW3.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
SSVC
PoC
Description
drivers/block/floppy.c in the Linux kernel before 5.17.6 is vulnerable to a denial of service, because of a concurrency use-after-free flaw after deallocating raw_cmd in the raw_cmd_ioctl function.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%v < 5.17.6
Affected range stops below 5.17.6, 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 (6)
x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.17.6x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/225362x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/233087ca063686964a53c829d547c7571e3f67bfMailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/07/msg00000.htmlx_refsource_MISCExploitMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2022/q2/66Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5173SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCPoCNot automatablePartial impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
3.3LOWCISA-ADP
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- LOW
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-416
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