High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jan 14, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2022-23222

Description

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.

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Affected products

Debian/linux
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Fedoraproject/Fedora2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Linux/Kernel2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=5.8.0,<5.15.37
- (no CPE)range: <=5.15.14
NetApp/H300e Firmware
cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h300e_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
NetApp/H300s Firmware
cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h300s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
NetApp/H410c Firmware
cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h410c_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
NetApp/H410s Firmware
cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h410s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
NetApp/H500e Firmware
cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h500e_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
NetApp/H500s Firmware
cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h500s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
NetApp/H700e Firmware
cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h700e_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
NetApp/H700s Firmware
cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h700s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Linux/Linux kerneldescription
osv-coords62 versions
pkg:rpm/opensuse/dtb-aarch64&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4 pkg:rpm/opensuse/dtb-aarch64&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-64kb&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-64kb&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-debug&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-debug&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-default&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-default&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-default&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%20Micro%205.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-default-base&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-default-base&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-default-base&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%20Micro%205.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-docs&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-docs&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-build&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-build&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-qa&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-qa&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-64kb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-64kb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2015%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Legacy%2015%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Legacy%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2015%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-docs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-docs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_1&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_19&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-obs-build&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-obs-build&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP5
< 5.14.21-150400.24.11.1+ 61 more
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150400.24.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.80.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150400.24.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.80.2
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150400.14.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150400.24.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.80.2
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150400.24.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.80.2
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.80.2
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150400.24.11.1.150400.24.3.6
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.80.2.150500.6.35.6
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.80.2.150500.6.35.6
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150400.24.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.80.2
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150400.24.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.80.2
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150400.24.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.80.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150400.24.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.80.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150400.24.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.80.2
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150400.14.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150400.24.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.80.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150400.14.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150400.24.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.80.2
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150400.24.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.80.2
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150400.14.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150400.24.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.80.2
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150400.24.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.80.2
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.80.2
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150400.24.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.80.2
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150400.24.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.80.2
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150400.24.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.80.2
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.80.2.150500.6.35.6
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150400.24.11.1.150400.24.3.6
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.80.2.150500.6.35.6
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150400.24.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.80.2
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150400.9.5.3
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150500.11.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150400.24.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.80.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150400.24.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.80.2
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150400.24.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.80.2
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150400.14.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150400.24.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.80.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150400.14.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150400.24.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.80.2

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/06/01/1nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/18/2nvdExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/14/1nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/06/04/3nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/06/07/3nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220217-0002/nvdThird Party Advisory
www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5050nvdThird Party Advisory
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/13/1nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cginvd
git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvd
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FCR3LIRUEXR7CA63W5M2HT3K63MZGKBR/nvd
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Z5VTIZZUPC73IEJNZX66BY2YCBRZAELB/nvd

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