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Red Hat: CVE-2022-48619: kernel: event code falling outside of a bitmap in input_set_capability() leads to panic (Multiple Advisories)

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Red Hat: CVE-2022-48619: kernel: event code falling outside of a bitmap in input_set_capability() leads to panic (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
01/12/2024
Created
09/26/2024
Added
09/25/2024
Modified
09/25/2024

Description

An issue was discovered in drivers/input/input.c in the Linux kernel before 5.17.10. An attacker can cause a denial of service (panic) because input_set_capability mishandles the situation in which an event code falls outside of a bitmap.

Solution(s)

  • redhat-upgrade-kernel
  • redhat-upgrade-kernel-rt

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