Vulnerability Database

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Total vulnerabilities in the database

CVE-2022-0500

A flaw was found in unrestricted eBPF usage by the BPF_BTF_LOAD, leading to a possible out-of-bounds memory write in the Linux kernel’s BPF subsystem due to the way a user loads BTF. This flaw allows a local user to crash or escalate their privileges on the system.

  • Published: Mar 25, 2022
  • Updated: Nov 16, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2022-0500
  • Severity: High
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 7.8
  • AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 7.2
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
linux / linux_kernel 5.16 5.16.11
linux / linux_kernel 5.10 5.15.37
fedoraproject / fedora 34 34.x
fedoraproject / fedora 35 35.x