GHSA-rj7x-xw78-6fjw

GHSA-rj7x-xw78-6fjw PUBLISHED CVSS 7 HIGH

Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published May 14, 2022

Heap-based buffer overflow in drivers/net/macsec.c in the MACsec module in the Linux kernel through 4.10.12 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging the use of a MAX_SKB_FRAGS+1 size in conjunction with the NETIF_F_FRAGLIST feature, leading to an error in the skb_to_sgvec function.

Risk scores

CVSS 3.0

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

Timeline

May 14, 2022 CVE Published
Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch (2 in total, the first dated here)
Apr 30, 2026 Security Advisory (3 in total, the first dated here)

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