CVE-2022-32981

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.18.3 on powerpc 32-bit platforms. There is a buffer overflow in ptrace PEEKUSER and POKEUSER (aka PEEKUSR and POKEUSR) when accessing floating point registers.

What this means for your business

It affects Linux Kernel. It matters if your company, or a supplier that handles your data, runs it.
Code showing how to exploit it has been published, but real attacks have not been confirmed.
An attacker can use it only with access to the machine itself, with an ordinary user login, and without anyone at your company clicking anything.
FIRST's prediction model gives it a 1.0% chance of attack attempts being seen in the next 30 days, ranking above 59% of all known flaws.

What to do

1Check whether your company or your suppliers run Linux Kernel, and which version. The affected versions are listed further down this page.
2If you do, apply the vendor's fix. A patch or vendor advisory has been published.

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Scoring

CVSS: 7.8 (v3.1)
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-120
Assigned by: cve@mitre.org

Dates

Published: 2022-06-10
Last modified: 2026-08-26
Sources: NVD

Affected products

Linux Linux Kernel3.13 - 4.9.318, 4.10 - 4.14.283, 4.15 - 4.19.247, 4.20 - 5.4.198, 5.5 - 5.10.122, 5.11 - 5.15.47, 5.16.0 - 5.17.15, 5.18 - 5.18.4, 5.19

As listed in the NVD configuration data. Not a statement about your estate.