CVE-2022-30155 Windows Kernel Denial of Service Vulnerability

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

An attacker can cause a denial of service in the Windows Kernel, affecting system availability.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-30155?

CVE-2022-30155 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, published on 15 Jun 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Windows Kernel Denial of Service Vulnerability

Weakness: CWE-193

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-30155?

It affects 10 products.

Products include Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows 11, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows 8.1, Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and 4 more.

How do I fix CVE-2022-30155?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-30155 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2022-30155 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-30155 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Microsoft Windows 10 vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3cm8-8gxq-6jr4.

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