CWE-455

Non-exit on Failed Initialization

The product does not exit or otherwise modify its operation when security-relevant errors occur during initialization, such as when a configuration file has a format error or a hardware security module (HSM) cannot be activated, which can cause the product to execute in a less secure fashion than intended by the administrator.

CVE-2022-4662 (GCVE-0-2022-4662)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2022-12-22 00:00
Modified
2025-04-09 18:36
Severity ?
5.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
Summary
A flaw incorrect access control in the Linux kernel USB core subsystem was found in the way user attaches usb device. A local user could use this flaw to crash the system.
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a Kernel Version: Linux kernel 6.0-rc4
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Mitigation

Phase: Implementation

Description:

  • Follow the principle of failing securely when an error occurs. The system should enter a state where it is not vulnerable and will not display sensitive error messages to a potential attacker.

No CAPEC attack patterns related to this CWE.

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