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Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

CVE-2022-42756

Severity Medium
Score 5.5/10

Summary

In sensor driver, there is a possible buffer overflow due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local denial of service in kernel.

  • LOW
  • LOCAL
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • NONE
  • HIGH

CWE-120 - Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

The program copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow.

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