CVE-2022-0433 (GCVE-0-2022-0433)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-03-09 16:32 – Updated: 2024-08-02 23:25
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Summary
A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the Linux kernel's BPF subsystem in the way a user triggers the map_get_next_key function of the BPF bloom filter. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system. This flaw affects Linux kernel versions prior to 5.17-rc1.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a kernel Affected: Linux kernel versions prior to 5.17-rc1
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