PT-2022-7515
CVE-2022-48732
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Published
2022-01-31
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Updated
2024-08-22
Description by
CVSS 3.1
7.8
HighMetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description
The issue is related to an off-by-one error in BIOS boundary checking, which causes driver initialization to fail on certain systems, such as Apple eMac's with GeForce 2 MX GPUs, resulting in no working console. This problem is likely only seen on OpenFirmware machines like PowerPC Macs.
Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploitability
Exploit
Impacts
Researchers
Vendors
Affected products
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