CVE-2022-49946
A local attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in the Linux Kernel to conduct a denial of service attack.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Multiple vulnerabilities allow a local attacker to conduct a denial of service attack.
- Who is affected
- Local deployments of the Linux Kernel are affected.
- Urgency
- Remediation is medium urgency as the vulnerabilities are not currently exploited.
- Action
- Apply patches for the affected versions of the Linux Kernel.
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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.19% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 9% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (1)
- medium[UPDATE] [medium] Linux Kernel: Multiple vulnerabilities allow denial of servicecert-bund · 2026-07-07
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