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CVE-2022-0500
HIGH · CVSS 7.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2022-03-25T19:15:10.217 · Last modified 2026-06-17T04:20:43.767

Summary

A 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.

Affected products

linux — linux_kernel

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