PT-2022-5933
CVE-2022-2905
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Published
2022-08-26
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Updated
2026-10-18
Description by
CVSS 3.1
5.5
MediumMetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description
The issue is related to an out-of-bounds memory read flaw in the Linux kernel's BPF subsystem. This occurs when a user calls the
bpf tail call() function with a key larger than the max entries of the map. The flaw allows a local user to gain unauthorized access to data. It is also described as a buffer copying issue without input size validation, which can be exploited to gain unauthorized access to data.Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploitability
Exploit
Impacts
Researchers
Vendors
Affected products
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