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CVE-2022-0264

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Published: Feb 4, 2022Modified: Jun 17, 2026

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5.5
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6
Source: NVD

Description

A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel's eBPF verifier when handling internal data structures. Internal memory locations could be returned to userspace. A local attacker with the permissions to insert eBPF code to the kernel can use this to leak internal kernel memory details defeating some of the exploit mitigations in place for the kernel. This flaws affects kernel versions < v5.16-rc6

Affected (7)

Products: Linux: Linux Kernel
1 product
Linux Kernel
Configuration A
7 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Linux
Before 5.16
Version 5.16
Version 5.16 rc1
Version 5.16 rc2
Version 5.16 rc3
Version 5.16 rc4
Version 5.16 rc5

References (2)

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

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