CVE-2022-0433
MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: March 9, 2022 at 04:32 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:20 AM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsLinux KernelFedoraKernel
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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
Description
A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the Linux kernel's BPF subsystem in the way a user triggers the map_get_next_key function of the BPF bloom filter. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system. This flaw affects Linux kernel versions prior to 5.17-rc1.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
95%
v ≤ 5.16
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (3)
x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2048259x_refsource_MISCMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net-next.git/commit/?id=3ccdcee28415c4226de05438b4d89eb5514edf73CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-908CWE-476
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