CVE-2022-21493

Description

Vulnerability in the Oracle Solaris product of Oracle Systems (component: Kernel). The supported version that is affected is 11. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle Solaris executes to compromise Oracle Solaris. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in Oracle Solaris, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle Solaris. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.9 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H).

5.9

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.21%

Vendor Advisory oracle.com

Affected: Oracle Corporation Solaris Operating System

References

Link	Tags
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-21493?: CVE-2022-21493 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-21493?: To fix CVE-2022-21493, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2022-21493 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2022-21493 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2022-21493?: CVE-2022-21493 affects Oracle Corporation Solaris Operating System.

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