Linux Kernel up to 5.17-rc1 GPU i915 Kernel Driver memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 5.17-rc1. It has been classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component GPU i915 Kernel Driver. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-0330. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Linux Kernel up to 5.17-rc1 (Operating System). This affects an unknown code block of the component GPU i915 Kernel Driver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 03/26/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-0330 since 01/21/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 236676 (Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0029: cloud-kernel bugfix, enhancement and (ALINUX3-SA-2022:0029)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 5.17-rc2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (236676) and EUVD (EUVD-2022-15497). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 236676
Nessus Name: Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0029: cloud-kernel bugfix, enhancement and (ALINUX3-SA-2022:0029)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Kernel 5.17-rc2

Timelineinfo

01/21/2022 🔍
03/26/2022 +64 days 🔍
03/26/2022 +0 days 🔍
03/25/2026 +1460 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: bugzilla.redhat.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-0330 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-0330
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-195795
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/26/2022 07:38
Updated: 03/25/2026 06:40
Changes: 03/26/2022 07:38 (40), 03/27/2022 11:58 (1), 03/27/2022 12:05 (1), 05/18/2025 15:20 (16), 03/25/2026 06:40 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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