CVE-2022-1975

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel - Denial of Service via NFC Netlink Sleep-in-Atomic Bug

Title source: llm

There is a sleep-in-atomic bug in /net/nfc/netlink.c that allows an attacker to crash the Linux kernel by simulating a nfc device from user-space.

Core 1

Core References

Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0023

EPSS Percentile 13.3%

Attack Vector LOCAL

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

CWE

CWE-248

Status published

Products (1)

linux/linux_kernel 5.18 rc6

Published Aug 31, 2022

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026