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CVE-2022-2211 (GCVE-0-2022-2211)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-07-12 20:33 – Updated: 2024-08-03 00:32
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Summary
A vulnerability was found in libguestfs. This issue occurs while calculating the greatest possible number of matching keys in the get_keys() function. This flaw leads to a denial of service, either by mistake or malicious actor.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • Buffer Overflow
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a libguestfs Affected: none
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