{"id":"CVE-2022-3169","title":"A flaw was found in the Linux kernel","summary":"A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. A denial of service flaw may occur if there is a consecutive request of the NVME_IOCTL_RESET and the NVME_IOCTL_SUBSYS_RESET through the device file of the driver, resulting in a PCIe link disconnect.","severity":"medium","cvss":5.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","cwe":["CWE-20","CWE-20"],"vendor":"linux","product":"linux_kernel","affected":["linux_kernel = 4.19","fedora = 36","debian_linux = 10.0"],"published":"2022-09-09","updated":"2026-10-14","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-14T14:17:23.130","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3169","references":[{"url":"https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=214771","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00031.html","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=214771","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00031.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-794697.html","label":"0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00243,"epssPercentile":0.14352,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-14T15:36:13.919Z","slug":"CVE-2022-3169","body":"## Overview\n\nA flaw was found in the Linux kernel. A denial of service flaw may occur if there is a consecutive request of the NVME_IOCTL_RESET and the NVME_IOCTL_SUBSYS_RESET through the device file of the driver, resulting in a PCIe link disconnect.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `linux_kernel = 4.19`\n- `fedora = 36`\n- `debian_linux = 10.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":30,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":30.3,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}