High severity · published Jan 14, 2022
CVE-2022-23222
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…
7.8
CVSS
1.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.9% · higher than 80% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
5.8.0 before 5.15.37; 5.16 before 5.16.11 · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
11.0 · source: NVD
FE
Fedora · Fedoraproject
34; 35 · source: NVD
HF
H300e Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
HF
H300s Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
HF
H410c Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
HF
H410s Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
HF
H500e Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
HF
H500s Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
HF
H700e Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
HF
H700s Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23222
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-23222
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/14/1
Exploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/18/2
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/06/01/1
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/06/04/3
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/06/07/3
bugzilla.suse.com
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1194765
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