UBUNTU-CVE-2022-0500

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2022-0500

    Published: 25 Mar 2022Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2022-0500

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-0500, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2044578, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5518-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5564-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-0500

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: linux-hwe-edge

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]~16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    4.8.0-28.30~16.04.1
    4.8.0-30.32~16.04.1
    4.8.0-32.34~16.04.1
    4.8.0-34.36~16.04.1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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