vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2022-25265: kernel: Executable Space Protection Bypass (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Feb 16, 2022 | May 17, 2023 | Jun 17, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Feb 16, 2022
Added
May 17, 2023
Modified
Jun 17, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel through 5.16.10, certain binary files may have the exec-all attribute if they were built in approximately 2003 (e.g., with GCC 3.2.2 and Linux kernel 2.4.20). This can cause execution of bytes located in supposedly non-executable regions of a file.
Solutions
redhat-upgrade-kernelredhat-upgrade-kernel-rt
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