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CVE-2022-0500

CVE-2022-0500HIGH

n/a kernel — A flaw was found in unrestricted eBPF usage by the BPF_BTF_LOAD, leading to a possible out-of-bounds memory write in the Linux kernel’s B…

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   L   N  U  H  H  H    7.8   .0036   27.7     —

AFFECTED
  Product  Versions                 Fixed
  kernel   Linux kernel 5.17-rc1 –  —

TIMELINE
  Feb 4   Reserved by redhat
  Mar 25  Published (CNA: redhat)
  Oct 8   ENRICHED — CVE-2022-0500 (kernel). Received CVSS 7.8 and CPE data from NVD.

CWE-787, CWE-119 · CNA: redhat · CVSS v3.1 · 9 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

A flaw was found in unrestricted eBPF usage by the BPF_BTF_LOAD, leading to a possible out-of-bounds memory write in the Linux kernel’s BPF subsystem due to the way a user loads BTF. This flaw allows a local user to crash or escalate their privileges on the system.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
February 4, 2022	Reserved	Reserved by redhat
March 25, 2022	Published	Published (CNA: redhat)
October 8, 2026	ENRICHED	ENRICHED — CVE-2022-0500 (kernel). Received CVSS 7.8 and CPE data from NVD.

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
n/a	kernel	—	Linux kernel 5.17-rc1	—

Weaknesses

CWE-787 · CWE-119

References (9)

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2044578 [Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory]
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=20b2aff4bc15bda809f994761d5719827d66c0b4 [Patch, Vendor Advisory]
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=216e3cd2f28dbbf1fe86848e0e29e6693b9f0a20 [Patch, Vendor Advisory]
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=34d3a78c681e8e7844b43d1a2f4671a04249c821 [Patch, Vendor Advisory]
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3c4807322660d4290ac9062c034aed6b87243861 [Patch, Vendor Advisory]
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=48946bd6a5d695c50b34546864b79c1f910a33c1 [Patch, Vendor Advisory]
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c25b2ae136039ffa820c26138ed4a5e5f3ab3841 [Patch, Vendor Advisory]
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=cf9f2f8d62eca810afbd1ee6cc0800202b000e57 [Patch, Vendor Advisory]
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220519-0001/ [Third Party Advisory]

Authoritative record: CVE-2022-0500 at cve.org

Weaknesses: CWE-787 · CWE-119

About this page

This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2022-0500 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Monday, October 19, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.