CVE-2022-23222: kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux kernel through 5.15.14 allows local users to gain privileges because of the availability of pointer arith
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 32/100)
- Public proof-of-concept code exists (GitHub); there is no record of exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 1.9% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 79.9% of all records.
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- Fixed version: bpftool (AlmaLinux:8) 4.18.0-553.el8_10; kernel (AlmaLinux:8) 4.18.0-553.el8_10; kernel-abi-stablelists (AlmaLinux:8) 4.18.0-553.el8_10.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to bpftool (AlmaLinux:8) 4.18.0-553.el8_10; kernel (AlmaLinux:8) 4.18.0-553.el8_10; kernel-abi-stablelists (AlmaLinux:8) 4.18.0-553.el8_10 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux kernel through 5.15.14 allows local users to gain privileges because of the availability of pointer arithmetic via certain *_OR_NULL pointer types.
- Published
- Jan 14, 2022
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 1.9% · 79th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-476
Report tools
Action score
32
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 31 / 40 · 7.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 1.9%
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What does it mean in your environment?
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux kernel | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel |
| debian | debian linux | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux |
| netapp | h410c firmware | cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h410c_firmware |
| netapp | h410c | cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h410c |
| netapp | h300s firmware | cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h300s_firmware |
| netapp | h300s | cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h300s |
| netapp | h500s firmware | cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h500s_firmware |
| netapp | h500s | cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h500s |
| netapp | h700s firmware | cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h700s_firmware |
| netapp | h700s | cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h700s |
| netapp | h300e firmware | cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h300e_firmware |
| netapp | h300e | cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h300e |
and 7 more
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- debian debian linux11.0
- fedoraproject fedora34
- fedoraproject fedora35
- linux linux kernel5.8.0 and later · before 5.15.37
- linux linux kernel5.16 and later · before 5.16.11
- netapp h300e firmwareall versions
- netapp h300s firmwareall versions
- netapp h410c firmwareall versions
- netapp h410s firmwareall versions
- netapp h500e firmwareall versions
- netapp h500s firmwareall versions
- netapp h700e firmwareall versions
- netapp h700s firmwareall versions
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | bpftool | before 4.18.0-553.el8_10 | 4.18.0-553.el8_10 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel | before 4.18.0-553.el8_10 | 4.18.0-553.el8_10 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-abi-stablelists | before 4.18.0-553.el8_10 | 4.18.0-553.el8_10 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-core | before 4.18.0-553.el8_10 | 4.18.0-553.el8_10 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-cross-headers | before 4.18.0-553.el8_10 | 4.18.0-553.el8_10 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-debug | before 4.18.0-553.el8_10 | 4.18.0-553.el8_10 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-debug-core | before 4.18.0-553.el8_10 | 4.18.0-553.el8_10 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-debug-devel | before 4.18.0-553.el8_10 | 4.18.0-553.el8_10 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-debug-modules | before 4.18.0-553.el8_10 | 4.18.0-553.el8_10 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-debug-modules-extra | before 4.18.0-553.el8_10 | 4.18.0-553.el8_10 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-devel | before 4.18.0-553.el8_10 | 4.18.0-553.el8_10 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-doc | before 4.18.0-553.el8_10 | 4.18.0-553.el8_10 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-headers | before 4.18.0-553.el8_10 | 4.18.0-553.el8_10 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-modules | before 4.18.0-553.el8_10 | 4.18.0-553.el8_10 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-modules-extra | before 4.18.0-553.el8_10 | 4.18.0-553.el8_10 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt | before 4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10 | 4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-core | before 4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10 | 4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-debug | before 4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10 | 4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-debug-core | before 4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10 | 4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-debug-devel | before 4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10 | 4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-debug-kvm | before 4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10 | 4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-debug-modules | before 4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10 | 4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra | before 4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10 | 4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-devel | before 4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10 | 4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10 |
+96
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Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| almalinux:kernel-rt | 4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10 · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:kernel-rt-core | 4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10 · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:kernel-rt-debug | 4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10 · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:kernel-rt-debug-core | 4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10 · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:kernel-rt-debug-devel | 4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10 · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:kernel-rt-debug-kvm | 4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10 · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:kernel-rt-debug-modules | 4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10 · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra | 4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10 · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:kernel-rt-devel | 4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10 · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:kernel-rt-kvm | 4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10 · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:kernel-rt-modules | 4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10 · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:kernel-rt-modules-extra | 4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10 · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:linux | 5.15.15-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:dtb-aarch64 | 5.14.21-150500.55.80.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:kernel-64kb | 5.14.21-150500.55.80.2 · openSUSE:Leap 15.5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:kernel-debug | 5.14.21-150500.55.80.2 · openSUSE:Leap 15.5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:kernel-default | 5.14.21-150500.55.80.2 · openSUSE:Leap Micro 5.5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:kernel-default-base | 5.14.21-150500.55.80.2.150500.6.35.6 · openSUSE:Leap Micro 5.5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:kernel-docs | 5.14.21-150500.55.80.2 · openSUSE:Leap 15.5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:kernel-kvmsmall | 5.14.21-150500.55.80.2 · openSUSE:Leap 15.5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:kernel-obs-build | 5.14.21-150500.55.80.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:kernel-obs-qa | 5.14.21-150500.55.80.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:kernel-source | 5.14.21-150500.55.80.2 · openSUSE:Leap 15.5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:kernel-syms | 5.14.21-150500.55.80.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:kernel-zfcpdump | 5.14.21-150500.55.80.2 · openSUSE:Leap 15.5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:bpftool | 0:4.18.0-372.91.1.el8_6 · Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.6::baseos | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:bpftool-debuginfo | 0:4.18.0-372.91.1.el8_6 · Red Hat:rhev_hypervisor:4.4::el8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:kernel | 0:4.18.0-372.91.1.el8_6 · Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.6::baseos | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:kernel-abi-stablelists | 0:4.18.0-372.91.1.el8_6 · Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.6::baseos | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:kernel-debug-debuginfo | 0:4.18.0-372.91.1.el8_6 · Red Hat:rhev_hypervisor:4.4::el8 | Package registry (OSV) |
+18
Exploit status
Proof of concept available
A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.
Evidence
- Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×4
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:572 | 2022-06-07 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:6 | 2022-06-22 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:1 | 2022-07-09 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:0 | 2022-12-11 |
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Published
- First PoC+144 d
- TodayNov 8, 2026+1759 d
No history yet (it accumulates with the daily EPSS job).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-476 · NULL Pointer DereferenceCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/06/01/1
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/06/04/3
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/06/07/3
- bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1194765
- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=64620e0a1e712a778095bd35cbb277dc2259281f
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FCR3LIRUEXR7CA63W5M2HT3K63MZGKBR/
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Z5VTIZZUPC73IEJNZX66BY2YCBRZAELB/
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220217-0002/
- www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5050
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/13/1
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.