CVE-2022-50239 is a vulnerability in the Linux kernel's cpufreq subsystem affecting Qualcomm processors, specifically related to the qcom_cpufreq_msm8939_name_version function. It stems from an attempt to write to a read-only memory region when formatting a string, leading to a kernel oops and system instability. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.1 (HIGH), this vulnerability has a local attack vector (AV:L) and low attack complexity (AC:L), meaning an attacker with local access could trigger it. The primary impact is high availability loss (A:H) due to system crashes, with potential for high confidentiality impact (C:H) due to the kernel oops. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. The vulnerability has also received minimal community discussion or media coverage, suggesting low public awareness and exploitation interest at this time.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 5.7, < 5.10.152CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.11, < 5.15.76CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.16, < 6.0.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
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