High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jun 10, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2022-32981

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.

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Affected products

Linux/Kernel4 versions
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=5.18.3
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.19:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <=5.18.3
- (no CPE)

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References

git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/powerpc/linux.git/commit/nvdMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/06/14/3nvdExploitMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory

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