Privilege escalation in Linux kernel BPF

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU70875

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-3541

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the spl2sw_nvmem_get_mac_address() function in drivers/net/ethernet/sunplus/spl2sw_driver.c in Linux kernel BPF implementation. A local user can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: before 6.1

External links

http://vuldb.com/?id.211041
http://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bpf/bpf-next.git/commit/?id=12aece8b01507a2d357a1861f470e83621fbb6f2
http://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221228-0001/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.