CVE-2022-2905

Public on 2022-09-09
Modified on 2022-10-25
Description
An out-of-bounds memory read flaw was found in the Linux kernel's BPF subsystem in how a user calls the bpf_tail_call function with a key larger than the max_entries of the map. This flaw allows a local user to gain unauthorized access to data.
Severity
Medium severity
Medium
CVSS v3 Base Score
6.2
See breakdown

Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.10 Extra kernel 2022-09-30 ALAS2KERNEL-5.10-2022-020 Fixed
Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.15 Extra kernel 2022-09-30 ALAS2KERNEL-5.15-2022-008 Fixed
Amazon Linux 2023 kernel 2023-02-17 ALAS2023-2023-070 Fixed

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 6.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD CVSSv3 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N