Red Hat: CVE-2022-23222: kernel: local privileges escalation in kernel/bpf/verifier.c (Multiple Advisories)
7
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
01/14/2022
02/09/2024
02/08/2024
02/10/2025
Description
kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux kernel through 5.15.14 allows local users to gain privileges because of the availability of pointer arithmetic via certain *_OR_NULL pointer types.
Solution(s)
- redhat-upgrade-kernel
- redhat-upgrade-kernel-rt
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