CVE-2022-32981
kernel: Linux kernel for powerpc 32-bit buffer overflow in ptrace PEEKUSER/POKEUSER
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · June 10, 2022
Updated · August 27, 2026
Description
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.18.3 on powerpc 32-bit platforms. There is a buffer overflow in ptrace PEEKUSER and POKEUSER (aka PEEKUSR and POKEUSR) when accessing floating point registers.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 7.4CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE-120 · Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')