Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49950
Published: June 20, 2025 / Updated: June 21, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111626
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-49950
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the nft_set_elem_expr_clone() function in net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-49950
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5cf2a57c7a01a0d7bdecf875a63682f542891b1b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf20c3533efc89578ace94fa20a9e63446223c72
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d245f43aab2b61195d8ebb64cef7b5a08c590ab4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e0578e603065f120a8759b75e0d6c216c7078a39
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8632b8bb53ebc005d8f24a68a0c1f9678c0e908
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.213