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Fencer Vulns
high 7.8

CVE-2022-2938 json

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's implementation of Pressure Stall Information.

published 2022-08-23 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-35159

cvss
7.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 20%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's implementation of Pressure Stall Information. While the feature is disabled by default, it could allow an attacker to crash the system or have other memory-corruption side effects.

Patch / fix

  • linux linux_kernel 5.4.177, 5.10.97, 5.15.19, 5.16.5
  • linux Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 5.16.7-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2022-2938

  • linux Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-109.123
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-1072.77
  • linux-gcp Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-1072.77
  • linux-gke Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-1068.71
  • linux-ibm Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-1020.22
  • linux-iot Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-1004.6
  • linux-kvm Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-1062.65
  • linux-azure Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-1077.80

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2938

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  • perf rhev hypervisor 4.4, RHEL 8.6 EUS 4.18.0-372.95.1.el8_6
  • kernel RHEL 8 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8
  • perf RHEL 8 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8
  • bpftool RHEL 8 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8
  • kernel-core RHEL 8 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8
  • kernel-tools RHEL 8 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8
  • python3-perf RHEL 8 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8
  • kernel-modules RHEL 8 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8

red hat advisories RHSA-2024:1188RHSA-2022:7683RHSA-2022:7444

  • kernel-rt SLE Micro 5.2, SLE Micro 5.1 5.3.18-150300.175.1
  • kernel-source-rt SLE Micro 5.2, SLE Micro 5.1 5.3.18-150300.175.1
  • kernel-default SLES for SAP 15 SP2, SLES 15 SP2-LTSS, SLE Live Patching 15 SP2 +2 more 5.3.18-150200.24.197.1
  • kernel-64kb SLES 15 SP3-LTSS, SLE High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS, Enterprise Storage 7.1 5.3.18-150300.59.167.1
  • kernel-syms SLES for SAP 15 SP3, SLES 15 SP3-LTSS, SLE High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS +1 more 5.3.18-150300.59.167.1
  • kernel-source SLES for SAP 15 SP3, SLES 15 SP3-LTSS, SLE High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS +1 more 5.3.18-150300.59.167.1
  • kernel-default SLES for SAP 15 SP3, SLES 15 SP3-LTSS, SLE Micro 5.2 +5 more 5.3.18-150300.59.167.1
  • kernel-preempt SLES for SAP 15 SP3, SLES 15 SP3-LTSS, SLE High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS +1 more 5.3.18-150300.59.167.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2024:2384-1SUSE-SU-2024:2365-1SUSE-SU-2024:2362-1SUSE-SU-2022:4617-1SUSE-SU-2022:3293-1SUSE-SU-2022:3288-1

  • kernel-rt AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8
  • kernel-rt-kvm AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8
  • kernel-rt-core AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8
  • kernel-rt-modules AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8
  • kernel-rt-debug-kvm AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8
  • kernel-rt-debug-core AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8
  • kernel-rt-debug-modules AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8
  • kernel-rt-modules-extra AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8

almalinux advisories ALSA-2022:7444ALSA-2022:7683

  • kernel Rocky Linux 8 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8
  • kernel-rt Rocky Linux 8 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2022:7683RLSA-2022:7444

  • kernel CBL-Mariner 2.0 5.15.67.1-4

azure linux advisories AZL-10678

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2022-2938 updated cvss 7.8

kernel: use-after-free when psi trigger is destroyed while being polled

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 kernel
    affected: no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:7683
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.8.6) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 4.18.0-372.95.1.el8_6, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 4.18.0-372.95.1.el8_6, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 4.18.0-372.95.1.el8_6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:1188
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) perf 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8, kernel 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8, bpftool 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8, kernel-core 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8, kernel-tools 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8, python3-perf 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8, +15 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:7683
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.8.6) perf 4.18.0-372.95.1.el8_6, kernel 4.18.0-372.95.1.el8_6, bpftool 4.18.0-372.95.1.el8_6, kernel-core 4.18.0-372.95.1.el8_6, kernel-tools 4.18.0-372.95.1.el8_6, python3-perf 4.18.0-372.95.1.el8_6, +15 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:1188
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 8) kernel-rt 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8, kernel-rt-core 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8, kernel-rt-modules 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8, kernel-rt-debug-core 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8, kernel-rt-debug-modules 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8, kernel-rt-modules-extra 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 8) kernel-rt 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8, kernel-rt-kvm 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8, kernel-rt-core 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8, kernel-rt-modules 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8, kernel-rt-debug-core 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:7444
  • Red Hat Virtualization 4 Hypervisor for RHEL 8 perf 4.18.0-372.95.1.el8_6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 4.18.0-372.95.1.el8_6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:1188
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, python-perf, kernel-kdump, +8 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 rv, perf, rtla, kernel, bpftool, libperf, +83 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

0.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 20% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • n/a kernel

Classification

Weakness
Technology feeds

References

Sources

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