CVE-2022-2938

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    CVE-2022-2938

    Published: 23 Aug 2022Last Modified: 12 Aug 2026

    Summary:

    Details: A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's implementation of Pressure Stall Information. While the feature is disabled by default, it could allow an attacker to crash the system or have other memory-corruption side effects.

    References: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a06247c6804f1a7c86a2e5398a4c1f1db1471848, https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/2xxx/CVE-2022-2938.json, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2938, https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221223-0002/

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- f443e374ae131c168a065ea1748feac6b2e76613
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    kernel 5.17

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
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    Availability
    None
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