CVE-2022-2977

Summary

CVECVE-2022-2977
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2022-09-14 21:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-02-14 13:15:00 UTC
DescriptionA flaw was found in the Linux kernel implementation of proxied virtualized TPM devices. On a system where virtualized TPM devices are configured (this is not the default) a local attacker can create a use-after-free and create a situation where it may be possible to escalate privileges on the system.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-416

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree MISC git.kernel.org
September 2022 Linux Kernel 5.17 Vulnerabilities in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security CONFIRM security.netapp.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 181057 Debian Security Update for linux (CVE-2022-2977)
  • 672354 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2022-2732)
  • 672391 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2022-2767)
  • 672410 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2022-2796)
  • 672454 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2022-2848)
  • 672474 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2022-2823)
  • 672711 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2023-1507)
  • 752584 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:3265-1)
  • 752589 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:3264-1)
  • 752591 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:3274-1)
  • 752592 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:3282-1)
  • 752594 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:3293-1)
  • 752596 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:3291-1)
  • 752615 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:3408-1)
  • 752632 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:3450-1)
  • 753063 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:4617-1)
  • 753167 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:3288-1)
  • 753370 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:3609-1)
  • 753374 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:3809-1)
  • 903916 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (10946)
  • 903917 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (10967)
  • 904092 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (10946-1)
  • 904253 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (10967-1)
  • 906116 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (10946-2)
  • 906345 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (10967-2)
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