CVE-2022-32981

Public Exploit

Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.18.3 on powerpc 32-bit platforms. There is a buffer overflow in ptrace PEEKUSER and POKEUSER (aka PEEKUSR and POKEUSR) when accessing floating point registers.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.36%
Vendor Advisory kernel.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/powerpc/linux.git/commit/?id=8e1278444446fc97778a5e5c99bca1ce0bbc5ec9 patch vendor advisory mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/06/14/3 patch mailing list exploit third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-32981?
CVE-2022-32981 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-32981?
To fix CVE-2022-32981, 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-2022-32981 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2022-32981 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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