VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2022-0998

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.37%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2022-03-30
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

An integer overflow flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s virtio device driver code in the way a user triggers the vhost_vdpa_config_validate function. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.

Weakness classification

  • secalert@redhat.com: CWE-190
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-190

Primary references