Vulnerability · CVE-2022-1462
An out-of-bounds read flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s TeleTYpe subsystem.
Published Jun 2, 2022 · catalog updated Oct 14, 2026 · linux kernel
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2022-1462. EPSS is 0.34%. Act only if a listed version of linux kernel is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Medium6.3
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.34%
- Remediation
- Not established
- Affected products
- cpe debian/debian linux · cpe linux/linux kernel · cpe redhat/enterprise linux
An out-of-bounds read flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s TeleTYpe subsystem. The issue occurs in how a user triggers a race condition using ioctls TIOCSPTLCK and TIOCGPTPEER and TIOCSTI and TCXONC with leakage of memory in the flush_to_ldisc function. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system or read unauthorized random data from memory.
Are you affected?
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- cpe debian/debian linux10.0
- cpe linux/linux kernelversion unspecified
- cpe redhat/enterprise linux8.0
- cpe redhat/enterprise linux9.0
How to fix CVE-2022-1462
Recommended remediation
No required-action text, fix commit, or clear fixed-version range is stored yet.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2022-1462. EPSS is 0.34%. Act only if a listed version of linux kernel is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with debian/debian linux 10.0; redhat/enterprise linux 8.0; redhat/enterprise linux 9.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-362: Race Condition. EPSS 0.34%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Jun 2, 2022 · NIST NVD
Detected
An out-of-bounds read flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s TeleTYpe subsystem. The issue occurs in how a user triggers a race condition using ioctls TIOCSPTLCK and TIOCGPTPEER and TIOCSTI and TCXONC with leakage of memory in the flush_to_ldisc function. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system or read unauthorized random data from memory.
Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
An out-of-bounds read flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s TeleTYpe subsystem. The issue occurs in how a user triggers a race condition using ioctls TIOCSPTLCK and TIOCGPTPEER and TIOCSTI and TCXONC with leakage of memory in the flush_to_ldisc function. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system or read unauthorized random data from memory.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2022-1462
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2022-1462
30-day exploitation probability 0.3%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2022-1462
An out-of-bounds read flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s TeleTYpe subsystem. The issue occurs in how a user triggers a race condition using ioctls TIOCSPTLCK and TIOCGPTPEER and TIOCSTI and TCXONC with leakage of memory in the flush_to_ldisc function. This flaw allows a local u
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 16, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.