VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2022-23222

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability1.92%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2022-01-14
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

kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux kernel through 5.15.14 allows local users to gain privileges because of the availability of pointer arithmetic via certain *_OR_NULL pointer types.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-476

Primary references