CVE-2022-0500

State
Published
Severity
Not scored
Published
Mar 25, 2022
Updated
Oct 8, 2026
Reserved
Feb 4, 2022

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Description

A flaw was found in unrestricted eBPF usage by the BPF_BTF_LOAD, leading to a possible out-of-bounds memory write in the Linux kernel’s BPF subsystem due to the way a user loads BTF. This flaw allows a local user to crash or escalate their privileges on the system.

Scores

The record has no CVSS score.

Weaknesses

Affected Products

ProductVersions
kerneln/a
  • Linux kernel 5.17-rc1Affected

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