CVE-2022-0500Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Kernel

Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 90.55%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedMar 25
Latest updateAug 10

Description

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages11 packages

debiandebian/linux< linux 5.16.10-1 (bookworm)
NVDlinux/linux_kernel5.105.15.37+1
Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 5.16.10-1+2
Ubuntulinux/linux_kernel< 5.15.0-41.44
CVEListV5linux/linux_kernelLinux kernel 5.17-rc1

Also affects: Fedora 34, 35

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

4
OSV
linux-intel-iotg vulnerabilities2022-08-10
OSV
linux, linux-aws, linux-azure, linux-gcp, linux-gke, linux-ibm, linux-kvm, linux-lowlatency, linux-oracle, linux-raspi vulnerabilities2022-07-14
GHSA
GHSA-2vh7-8384-w472: 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 subsystem2022-03-26
OSV
CVE-2022-0500: 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 subsystem2022-03-25

📋Vendor Advisories

5
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Intel IoTG) vulnerabilities2022-08-10
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities2022-07-14
Microsoft
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 a2022-03-08
Red Hat
kernel: Linux ebpf logic vulnerability leads to critical memory read and write gaining root privileges2022-01-14
Debian
CVE-2022-0500: linux - A flaw was found in unrestricted eBPF usage by the BPF_BTF_LOAD, leading to a po...2022