{ "data_type": "CVE", "data_format": "MITRE", "data_version": "4.0", "CVE_data_meta": { "ID": "CVE-2022-2977", "ASSIGNER": "secalert@redhat.com", "STATE": "PUBLIC" }, "affects": { "vendor": { "vendor_data": [ { "vendor_name": "n/a", "product": { "product_data": [ { "product_name": "Linux kernel", "version": { "version_data": [ { "version_value": "Linux kernel versions prior to 5.18" } ] } } ] } } ] } }, "problemtype": { "problemtype_data": [ { "description": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "CWE-416" } ] } ] }, "references": { "reference_data": [ { "refsource": "MISC", "name": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9d8e7007dc7c4d7c8366739bbcd3f5e51dcd470f", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9d8e7007dc7c4d7c8366739bbcd3f5e51dcd470f" } ] }, "description": { "description_data": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "A flaw was found in the Linux kernel implementation of proxied virtualized TPM devices. On a system where virtualized TPM devices are configured (this is not the default) a local attacker can create a use-after-free and create a situation where it may be possible to escalate privileges on the system." } ] } }