GHSA-6fx5-48vv-pv9j

GHSA-6fx5-48vv-pv9j PUBLISHED CVSS 6.900000095367432 MEDIUM

Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published May 2, 2022

drivers/connector/connector.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32.8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and system crash) by sending the kernel many NETLINK_CONNECTOR messages.

Risk scores

CVSS 4.0

6.900000095367432

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Timeline

May 2, 2022 CVE Published
Apr 29, 2026 Distribution Patch (3 in total, the first dated here)
Apr 30, 2026 Security Advisory

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