GHSA-qv6w-x298-fgf8

GHSA-qv6w-x298-fgf8 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH

Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published May 24, 2022

The decode_data function in drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c in the Linux kernel before 5.13.13 has a slab out-of-bounds write. Input from a process that has the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability can lead to root access.

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

7.800000190734863

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

Timeline

May 24, 2022 CVE Published
Apr 9, 2026 Security Advisory

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References

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=19d1532a187669ce86d5a2696eb7275310070793 url
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5f9xLK8Vhw url
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.13.13 url
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211104-0002 url
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-42008 advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00012.html advisory

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