CVE-2022-49552 is a medium-severity vulnerability in the Linux kernel's BPF (Berkeley Packet Filter) JIT (Just-In-Time) compiler. It arises from an incorrect interaction between JIT blinding and pointers to BPF subprograms, leading to a kernel page fault and system crash. An attacker with local access and low privileges could exploit this to cause a denial of service. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 5.13, < 5.17.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.18, < 5.18.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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