Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in Linux Kernel Intel's iSMT SMBus Host Controller Driver

Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in Linux Kernel Intel's iSMT SMBus Host Controller Driver

CVE-2022-3077 · MEDIUM Severity

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

A buffer overflow vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel Intel’s iSMT SMBus host controller driver in the way it handled the I2C_SMBUS_BLOCK_PROC_CALL case (via the ioctl I2C_SMBUS) with malicious input data. This flaw could allow a local user to crash the system.

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