CVE-2022-1651

HIGH

Linux Kernel < 5.15.33 - Memory Leak

Title source: rule

Description

A memory leak flaw was found in the Linux kernel in acrn_dev_ioctl in the drivers/virt/acrn/hsm.c function in how the ACRN Device Model emulates virtual NICs in VM. This flaw allows a local privileged attacker to leak unauthorized kernel information, causing a denial of service.

References (2)

[Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory] https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ecd1735f14d6ac868ae5d8b7a2bf193fa11f388b

[Third Party Advisory] https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220901-0008/

Scores

CVSS v3 7.1

EPSS 0.0004

EPSS Percentile 13.5%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE

CWE-401

Status published

Affected Products (1)

linux/linux_kernel < 5.15.33

Timeline

Published Jul 26, 2022

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026