What is CVE-2022-40673?

CVE-2022-40673 is a high vulnerability published on September 14, 2022. KDiskMark before 3.1.0 lacks authorization checking for D-Bus methods such as Helper::flushPageCache.

When was CVE-2022-40673 disclosed?

CVE-2022-40673 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 14, 2022, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2022-40673 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-40673 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 22.8% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-40673?

CVE-2022-40673 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2022-40673?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2022-40673, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

CVE-2022-40673

HIGHNVD 7.87.8—

7.8

KDiskMark before 3.1.0 lacks authorization checking for D-Bus methods such as Helper::flushPageCache.

CVSS v3: 7.8
EG Score: 7.8(medium)
EPSS: 22.8%
KEV: Not listed

References (10)

cve@mitrehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/14/1
cve@mitrehttps://github.com/JonMagon/KDiskMark/commit/3c90083a4f5ba3f240a797e509d818221542bbdc
cve@mitrehttps://github.com/JonMagon/KDiskMark/compare/3.0.0...3.1.0
cve@mitrehttps://github.com/JonMagon/KDiskMark/releases/tag/3.1.0
cve@mitrehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YYO3GWTNPHNCLHSI562Q3KX43PW7FQ4Q/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/14/1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/JonMagon/KDiskMark/commit/3c90083a4f5ba3f240a797e509d818221542bbdc
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/JonMagon/KDiskMark/compare/3.0.0...3.1.0
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/JonMagon/KDiskMark/releases/tag/3.1.0
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YYO3GWTNPHNCLHSI562Q3KX43PW7FQ4Q/

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