CVE Catalog

CVE-2022-47929

MediumCVSS 5.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk
1.01%

62th percentile - higher than 62% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel before 6.1.6, a NULL pointer dereference bug in the traffic control subsystem allows an unprivileged user to trigger a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted traffic control configuration set up with "tc qdisc" and "tc class" commands. This affects qdisc_graft in net/sched/sch_api.c.

Risk Assessment

A local unprivileged user can crash or restart the system, causing service unavailability. In multi-user environments this poses a real threat to operational continuity.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to version 6.1.6 or later. If updating is not possible, restrict access to tc commands for unprivileged users.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel before 6.1.6, a NULL pointer dereference bug in the traffic control subsystem allows an unprivileged user to trigger a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted traffic control configuration that is set up with "tc qdisc" and "tc class" commands. This affects qdisc_graft in net/sched/sch_api.c.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS