CVE-2022-48762 is a vulnerability in the Linux kernel's arm64 architecture, specifically within the extable's load_unaligned_zeropad() function. It arises from incorrect extraction of register indices, leading to potential dereferencing of arbitrary memory addresses and corruption of a data register. This flaw is rated Medium severity (CVSS 6.2) with a local attack vector and low attack complexity, primarily impacting system availability through potential kernel crashes. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 5.16, < 5.16.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.17CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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