CVE-2022-3169

Public on 2022-09-09
Modified on 2024-01-14
Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. A denial of service flaw may occur if there is a consecutive request of the NVME_IOCTL_RESET and the NVME_IOCTL_SUBSYS_RESET through the device file of the driver, resulting in a PCIe link disconnect.

Severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
5.5
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory
Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.10 Extra kernel 2022-12-12 19:59 ALAS2KERNEL-5.10-2022-024
Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.15 Extra kernel 2023-01-18 00:24 ALAS2KERNEL-5.15-2023-012
Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.4 Extra kernel 2022-12-12 20:05 ALAS2KERNEL-5.4-2022-040

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD CVSSv3 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

Red Hat: CVE-2022-3169 Mitre: CVE-2022-3169 FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity