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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD6.7 Medium

CVE-2022-21499

KGDB and KDB allow read and write access to kernel memory, and thus should be restricted during lockdown. An attacker with access to a serial port could trigger the debugger so it

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Assigning organization
oracle

Description

KGDB and KDB allow read and write access to kernel memory, and thus should be restricted during lockdown. An attacker with access to a serial port could trigger the debugger so it is important that the debugger respect the lockdown mode when/if it is triggered. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.7 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

Oracle Corporation Oracle Linux

  • Oracle Linux: 6affected
  • Oracle Linux: 7affected
  • Oracle Linux: 8affected

Oracle Corporation Oracle VM

  • Oracle VM: 3affected

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