CVE-2022-3169

Kernel: Request to NVME_IOCTL_RESET and NVME_IOCTL_SUBSYS_RESET may cause a DOS.

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · October 20, 2021

Updated · October 15, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. A denial of service flaw may occur if there is a consecutive request of the NVME_IOCTL_RESET and the NVME_IOCTL_SUBSYS_RESET through the device file of the driver, resulting in a PCIe link disconnect.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation