CVE-2022-49124 is a rare kernel panic vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel on Skylake, Cascade Lake, and Cooper Lake Intel CPU generations. It occurs when a fast string copy instruction encounters an uncorrected memory error in a specific cache line, leading to a system crash. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring local privileges, and resulting in high availability impact (system panic). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 5.17.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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