CVE-2022-48627
kernel: vt: fix memory overlapping when deleting chars in the buffer
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · March 2, 2024
Updated · June 28, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's virtual terminal driver which causes a memory overlapping copy to occur, this overlapping copy can lead to data corruption and could potentially allow an attacker interacting with a virtual terminal to corrupt or expose system memory.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
Red Hat has investigated whether a possible mitigation exists for this issue, and has not been able to identify a practical example. Please update the affected package as soon as possible.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 4.4CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE-1260 · Improper Handling of Overlap Between Protected Memory Ranges