Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-48714
Published: June 20, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU92906
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-48714
CWE-ID: CWE-125
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 perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read error within the bpf_ringbuf_area_alloc() function in kernel/bpf/ringbuf.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-48714
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6304a613a97d6dcd49b93fbad31e9f39d1e138d6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e457aeab52a5947619e1f18047f4d2f3212b3eb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d578933f6226d5419af9306746efa1c693cbaf9c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b293dcc473d22a62dc6d78de2b15e4f49515db56
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.99
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.22
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.16.8
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.17