Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux Kernel versions prior to v4.19.222

Description The issue is related to the netdevsim module in the Linux Kernel, where memory for new map's value is not properly zero-initialized in the function nsim bpf map alloc(). This could potentially lead to security vulnerabilities, although the actual impact and attack plausibility have not yet been proven.

Recommendations For Linux Kernel versions prior to v4.19.222, update to version v4.19.222 or later to resolve the issue.