CVE-2022-40768
MEDIUMLinux Kernel < 5.19.9 - Information Disclosure via Uninitialized Memory in stex_queuecommand_lck
Title source: llmDescription
drivers/scsi/stex.c in the Linux kernel through 5.19.9 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory because stex_queuecommand_lck lacks a memset for the PASSTHRU_CMD case.
References (9)
Core 9
Core References
Vendor Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/log/drivers/scsi/stex.c
Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/09/1
Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/19/1
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GGHENNMLCWIQV2LLA56BJNFIUZ7WB4IY/
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VNN3VFQPECS6D4PS6ZWD7AFXTOSJDSSR/
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/S2KTU5LFZNQS7YNGE56MT46VHMXL3DD2/
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00034.html
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0001
EPSS Percentile
3.3%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-908
Status
published
Products (5)
debian/debian_linux
10.0
fedoraproject/fedora
35
fedoraproject/fedora
36
fedoraproject/fedora
37
linux/linux_kernel
< 5.19.9
Published
Sep 18, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026