PT-2025-8050
CVE-2022-49122
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Published
2022-02-22
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Updated
2025-10-14
Description by
CVSS 3.1
5.5
MediumMetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description
A potential issue in the Linux kernel has been identified, where the
cmd variable could be used as a Spectre v1 gadget, potentially allowing the leakage of kernel memory contents to userspace via speculative execution. This is prevented by using array index nospec.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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