vulnerability
Arch Linux: Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size (CVE-2022-2873)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Aug 22, 2022 | Jul 11, 2025 | Nov 27, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Aug 22, 2022
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Nov 27, 2025
Description
An out-of-bounds memory access flaw was found in the Linux kernel Intel’s iSMT SMBus host controller driver in the way a user triggers the I2C_SMBUS_BLOCK_DATA (with the ioctl I2C_SMBUS) with malicious input data. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2022-2873
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2022-2873
- URL-https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/03/msg00000.html
- URL-https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00006.html
- URL-https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20220729093451.551672-1-zheyuma97%40gmail.com/T/
- URL-https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230120-0001/
- URL-https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5324
- CWE-131
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