CVE-2022-0998 — Integer Overflow or Wraparound in Kernel

CWE-190 — Integer Overflow or Wraparound6 documents6 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.2%
top 63.75%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
8
Linux KernelDebian LinuxMsrc Cbl2 Kernel 5.15.37.1-2 ON CBL Mariner 2.0+5 more
Timeline
PublishedMar 30
Latest updateMar 31

Description

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.

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 Packages10 packages

▶debiandebian/linux< linux 5.15.15-1 (bookworm)
▶NVDlinux/linux_kernel5.7 — 5.10.88+1
▶Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 5.10.92-1+3
▶CVEListV5linux/linux_kernelLinux kernel 5.17-rc1

Patches

Patch: www.openwall.com ↗Patch: www.openwall.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

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GHSA
GHSA-fhq6-983r-j5mh: 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↗2022-03-31
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OSV
CVE-2022-0998: 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↗2022-03-30
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Microsoft
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 potenti↗2022-03-08
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Red Hat
kernel: an integer overflow in the vhost_vdpa_config_validate() can lead to out-of-bounds access on top of a 32-bit Linux kernel↗2022-01-22
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Debian
CVE-2022-0998: linux - An integer overflow flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s virtio device driver co...↗2022
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