Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux Kernel versions v5.8 through v5.16.7

Description The issue concerns the use of VM ALLOC instead of VM MAP for ringbuf in bpf. It was introduced in version v5.8 and fixed in version v5.16.8. The actual impact and attack plausibility have not yet been proven.

Recommendations For Linux Kernel versions v5.8 through v5.16.7, update to version v5.16.8 or later to resolve the issue.