GHSA-7m59-9m96-wch5

GHSA-7m59-9m96-wch5 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH

Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published May 13, 2022

Linux kernel: heap out-of-bounds in AF_PACKET sockets. This new issue is analogous to previously disclosed CVE-2016-8655. In both cases, a socket option that changes socket state may race with safety checks in packet_set_ring. Previously with PACKET_VERSION. This time with PACKET_RESERVE. The solution is similar: lock the socket for the update. This issue may be exploitable, we did not investigate further. As this issue affects PF_PACKET sockets, it requires CAP_NET_RAW in the process namespace. But note that with user namespaces enabled, any process can create a namespace in which it has CAP_NET_RAW.

Risk scores

CVSS 3.0

7.800000190734863

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Timeline

May 13, 2022 CVE Published
Apr 9, 2026 Security Advisory
Apr 29, 2026 Distribution Patch (5 in total, the first dated here)

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