GHSA-h3c6-f59r-9hjh

GHSA-h3c6-f59r-9hjh PUBLISHED CVSS 7 HIGH

Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published May 13, 2022

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.33, when CONFIG_IP_VS is used, allow local users to gain privileges by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability for (1) a getsockopt system call, related to the do_ip_vs_get_ctl function, or (2) a setsockopt system call, related to the do_ip_vs_set_ctl function.

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Timeline

May 13, 2022 CVE Published
Apr 9, 2026 Distribution Patch (2 in total, the first dated here)
Apr 30, 2026 Security Advisory

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