CVE-2022-2873
Moderate
CVE-2022-2873
An out-of-bounds memory access flaw was found in the Linux kernel Intel’s iSMT SMBus host controller driver in the way a user triggers the I2C_SMBUS_BLOCK_DATA (with the ioctl I2C_SMBUS) with malicious input data. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system.
Exploit probability
0.3%
Published
August 22, 2022
Required by
Not available
Last source change
March 15, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2022-2873
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An out-of-bounds memory access flaw was found in the Linux kernel Intel’s iSMT SMBus host controller driver in the way a user triggers the I2C_SMBUS_BLOCK_DATA (with the ioctl I2C_SMBUS) with malicious input data. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/03/msg00000.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00006.html
- https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20220729093451.551672-1-zheyuma97%40gmail.com/T/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230120-0001/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5324