CVE-2022-0500

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Summary

CVECVE-2022-0500
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2022-03-25 19:15:10 UTC
Updated2026-10-08 22:17:14 UTC
DescriptionA 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.8 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-119 | CWE-787 | CWE-119 CWE-119

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary7.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary7.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na Kernel affected Linux kernel 5.17-rc1 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
2044578 – (CVE-2022-0500) CVE-2022-0500 kernel: Linux ebpf logic vulnerability leads to critical memory read and write gaining root privileges af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
CVE-2022-0500 Linux Kernel Vulnerability in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.netapp.com Third Party Advisory
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 184526 Debian Security Update for linux (CVE-2022-0500)
  • 198861 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerabilities (USN-5518-1)
  • 198897 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (Intel IoTG) Vulnerabilities (USN-5564-1)
  • 242890 Red Hat Update for kernel (RHSA-2024:0724)
  • 282441 Fedora Security Update for kernel (FEDORA-2022-952bb7b856)
  • 282445 Fedora Security Update for kernel (FEDORA-2022-edbd74424e)
  • 353964 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAS2KERNEL-5.15-2022-001
  • 354327 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAS2022-2022-083
  • 354468 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAS2022-2022-185
  • 354542 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAS-2022-185
  • 355199 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAS2023-2023-070
  • 355565 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAS2KERNEL-5.15-2023-023
  • 377117 Alibaba Cloud Linux Security Update for cloud-kernel (ALINUX3-SA-2022:0158)
  • 610451 Google Pixel Android December 2022 Security Patch Missing
  • 900796 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (9271)
  • 900902 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (9241)
  • 901332 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (9271-1)
  • 902055 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (9241-1)
  • 906223 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (9271-2)
  • 906393 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (9241-2)

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