Vulnerability · Published Jun 30, 2022 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2022-2078
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity stack buffer overflow in kernel. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.1% (higher than 65% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code. Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.1%top 35.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack tooling1Public PoC
Official 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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | bpftool | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | bpftool | 5.14.0-70.26.1.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6610 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel | 5.14.0-70.26.1.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6610 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-abi-stablelists | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-abi-stablelists | 5.14.0-70.26.1.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6610 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-core | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-core | 5.14.0-70.26.1.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6610 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-cross-headers | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-cross-headers | 5.14.0-70.26.1.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6610 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-debug | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug | 5.14.0-70.26.1.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6610 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-debug-core | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-core | 5.14.0-70.26.1.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6610 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-debug-devel | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-devel | 5.14.0-70.26.1.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6610 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-devel-matched | 5.14.0-70.26.1.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6610 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-debug-modules | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-modules | 5.14.0-70.26.1.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6610 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-debug-modules-extra | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-modules-extra | 5.14.0-70.26.1.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6610 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-devel | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-devel | 5.14.0-70.26.1.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6610 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-devel-matched | 5.14.0-70.26.1.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6610 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-doc | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-doc | 5.14.0-70.26.1.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6610 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-headers | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-modules | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-modules | 5.14.0-70.26.1.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6610 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-modules-extra | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-modules-extra | 5.14.0-70.26.1.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6610 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt | 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8 | ALSA-2022:7444 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt | 5.14.0-70.26.1.rt21.98.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6582 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-core | 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8 | ALSA-2022:7444 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-core | 5.14.0-70.26.1.rt21.98.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6582 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-debug | 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8 | ALSA-2022:7444 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-debug | 5.14.0-70.26.1.rt21.98.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6582 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-debug-core | 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8 | ALSA-2022:7444 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-debug-core | 5.14.0-70.26.1.rt21.98.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6582 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-debug-devel | 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8 | ALSA-2022:7444 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-debug-devel | 5.14.0-70.26.1.rt21.98.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6582 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-debug-kvm | 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8 | ALSA-2022:7444 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-debug-kvm | 5.14.0-70.26.1.rt21.98.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6582 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-debug-modules | 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8 | ALSA-2022:7444 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-debug-modules | 5.14.0-70.26.1.rt21.98.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6582 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra | 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8 | ALSA-2022:7444 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra | 5.14.0-70.26.1.rt21.98.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6582 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-devel | 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8 | ALSA-2022:7444 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-devel | 5.14.0-70.26.1.rt21.98.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6582 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-kvm | 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8 | ALSA-2022:7444 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-kvm | 5.14.0-70.26.1.rt21.98.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6582 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-modules | 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8 | ALSA-2022:7444 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-modules | 5.14.0-70.26.1.rt21.98.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6582 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-modules-extra | 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8 | ALSA-2022:7444 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-modules-extra | 5.14.0-70.26.1.rt21.98.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6582 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-tools | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-tools | 5.14.0-70.26.1.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6610 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-tools-libs | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-tools-libs | 5.14.0-70.26.1.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6610 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-tools-libs-devel | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-tools-libs-devel | 5.14.0-70.26.1.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6610 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-zfcpdump | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump | 5.14.0-70.26.1.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6610 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-zfcpdump-core | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump-core | 5.14.0-70.26.1.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6610 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-zfcpdump-devel | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump-devel | 5.14.0-70.26.1.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6610 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matched | 5.14.0-70.26.1.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6610 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-zfcpdump-modules | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump-modules | 5.14.0-70.26.1.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6610 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra | 5.14.0-70.26.1.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6610 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | perf | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | perf | 5.14.0-70.26.1.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6610 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | python3-perf | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | python3-perf | 5.14.0-70.26.1.el9_0 | ALSA-2022:6610 |
| Debian:12 | linux | 5.18.2-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-2078 |
| Debian:13 | linux | 5.18.2-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-2078 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 5.18.2-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-2078 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | kernel | 0:4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | RLSA-2022:7683 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | kernel-rt | 0:4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8 | RLSA-2022:7444 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux | 5.15.0-37.39 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2078 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws | 5.15.0-1011.14 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2078 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure | 5.15.0-1010.12 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2078 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 5.15.0-1008.12 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2078 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gke | 5.15.0-1008.10 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2078 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-ibm | 5.15.0-1007.8 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2078 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iot-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2078 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iotg | 5.15.0-1008.11 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2078 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-kvm | 5.15.0-1010.11 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2078 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency | 5.15.0-37.39 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2078 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-5.17 | 5.17.0-1013.14 | USN-5529-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-5.17 | 5.17.0-1011.12 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2078 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle | 5.15.0-1009.12 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2078 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-raspi | 5.15.0-1011.13 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2078 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2078 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2078 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv | 5.15.0-1014.16 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2078 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-121