CVE-2022-27819

MEDIUM

Waycrate Swhkd < 1.2.0 - Resource Allocation Without Limits

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

SWHKD 1.1.5 allows unsafe parsing via the -c option. An information leak might occur but there is a simple denial of service (memory exhaustion) upon an attempt to parse a large or infinite file (such as a block or character device).

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Release Notes x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/waycrate/swhkd/releases
Patch, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/04/14/1

Scores

CVSS v3 5.3
EPSS 0.0023
EPSS Percentile 46.0%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-770
Status published
Products (2)
crates.io/Simple-Wayland-HotKey-Daemon 0 - 1.2.0crates.io
waycrate/swhkd 1.1.5
Published Apr 07, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026