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CVE-2022-40768

CVE-2022-40768MEDIUM

n/a n/a — drivers/scsi/stex.c in the Linux kernel through 5.19.9 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory because stex…

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   L   N  U  H  N  N    5.5   .0030   21.2     —

AFFECTED
  Product  Versions  Fixed
  n/a      n/a –     —

TIMELINE
  Sep 18  Reserved by mitre
  Sep 18  Published (CNA: mitre)
  Oct 14  ENRICHED — CVE-2022-40768. Received CVSS 5.5 and CPE data from NVD.

CWE-908 · CNA: mitre · CVSS v3.1 · 10 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

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.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
September 18, 2022	Reserved	Reserved by mitre
September 18, 2022	Published	Published (CNA: mitre)
October 14, 2026	ENRICHED	ENRICHED — CVE-2022-40768. Received CVSS 5.5 and CPE data from NVD.

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
n/a	n/a	—	n/a	—

Weaknesses

CWE-908

References (10)

Authoritative record: CVE-2022-40768 at cve.org

Weaknesses: CWE-908

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