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AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV L L L N U H N N 5.5 .0026 15.9 —
AFFECTED Product Versions Fixed kernel kernel v5.16-rc6 – —
TIMELINE Jan 17 Reserved by redhat Feb 4 Published (CNA: redhat) Oct 8 ENRICHED — CVE-2022-0264 (kernel). Received CVSS 5.5 and CPE data from NVD.
A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel's eBPF verifier when handling internal data structures. Internal memory locations could be returned to userspace. A local attacker with the permissions to insert eBPF code to the kernel can use this to leak internal kernel memory details defeating some of the exploit mitigations in place for the kernel. This flaws affects kernel versions < v5.16-rc6
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| January 17, 2022 | Reserved | Reserved by redhat |
| February 4, 2022 | Published | Published (CNA: redhat) |
| October 8, 2026 | ENRICHED | ENRICHED — CVE-2022-0264 (kernel). Received CVSS 5.5 and CPE data from NVD. |
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | kernel | — | kernel v5.16-rc6 | — |
Authoritative record: CVE-2022-0264 at cve.org
Weaknesses: CWE-755
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