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CVE-2022-0998
HIGH · CVSS 7.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2022-03-30T16:15:11.237 · Last modified 2026-06-17T04:21:37.210

Summary

An integer overflow flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s virtio device driver code in the way a user triggers the vhost_vdpa_config_validate function. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.

Affected products

linux — linux_kernel

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References

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