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CVE-2022-2078

Public on 2022-06-30
Modified on 2022-10-25
Description

A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel's nft_set_desc_concat_parse() function .This flaw allows an attacker to trigger a buffer overflow via nft_set_desc_concat_parse() , causing a denial of service and possibly to run code.

Severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
5.5
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory
Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.10 Extra kernel 2022-06-30 22:29 ALAS2KERNEL-5.10-2022-015
Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.15 Extra kernel 2022-06-30 22:29 ALAS2KERNEL-5.15-2022-002
Amazon Linux 2023 kernel 2023-02-17 20:46 ALAS2023-2023-070

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD CVSSv2 2.1 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
NVD CVSSv3 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

Red Hat: CVE-2022-2078 Mitre: CVE-2022-2078 FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity