CVE-2022-49862 is a vulnerability in the Linux kernel's TIPC networking subsystem, specifically affecting the tipc_nl_compat_name_table_dump_header function. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) is due to an uninitialized value, which could lead to a denial-of-service (DoS) condition (CWE-908) if a local attacker with low privileges exploits it. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 4.4.172, < 4.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.9.152, < 4.9.334CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.14.95, < 4.14.300CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.19.17, < 4.19.267CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.20.4, < 5.4.225CPE 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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