SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2022-23222

kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux kernel through 5.15.14 allows local users to gain privileges because of the availability of pointer arithmetic via certain *_OR_NULL pointer types.

HIGH 7.8EPSS 1.92%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.92%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux kernel through 5.15.14 allows local users to gain privileges because of the availability of pointer arithmetic via certain *_OR_NULL pointer types.

CVSS 3.1
7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
1.92% probability · 79th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-476
Affected
linux/linux kernel · debian/debian linux · netapp/h410c firmware · netapp/h300s firmware · netapp/h500s firmware · netapp/h700s firmware · netapp/h300e firmware · netapp/h500e firmware · netapp/h700e firmware · netapp/h410s firmware · fedoraproject/fedora
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.