Common Weakness Enumeration
CWE-455
AllowedNon-exit on Failed Initialization
Abstraction: Base · Status: Draft
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.
2 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
CVE-2022-4662 (GCVE-0-2022-4662)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-12-22 00:00 – Updated: 2025-04-09 18:36
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
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.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
Assigner
References
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GHSA-GCM2-9M6W-M6MJ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-12-23 00:30 – Updated: 2025-04-09 21:30
VLAI
Details
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.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
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Mitigation
Implementation
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.