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CVE-2022-2991

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CVE-2022-2991

Published: Aug 25, 2022

Modified: Aug 3, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

A heap-based buffer overflow was found in the Linux kernel's LightNVM subsystem. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length heap-based buffer. This vulnerability allows a local attacker to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of the kernel. The attacker must first obtain the ability to execute high-privileged code on the target system to exploit this vulnerability.

VendorProductVersions

n/a

kernel

affected
Fixed in kernel 5.15-rc1

Weaknesses (CWE)

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