VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2022-0500

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.36%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2022-03-25
Last modified2026-10-08
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

  • secalert@redhat.com: CWE-119
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-787

Primary references