CVE-2022-1975 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2022-1975

There is a sleep-in-atomic bug in /net/nfc/netlink.c that allows an...

Vulnerability Description

There is a sleep-in-atomic bug in /net/nfc/netlink.c that allows an attacker to crash the Linux kernel by simulating a nfc device from user-space.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Linux kernel
Vulnerable Versions:
Linux kernel 5.18 rc6

Timeline

Official Publish: August 31st, 2022
Last Modified: August 3rd, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)