CVE-2022-2078
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CVE-2022-2078
A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel's nft_set_desc_concat_parse() function .This flaw allows an attacker to trigger a buffer overflow via nft_set_desc_concat_parse() , causing a denial of service and possibly to run code.
Exploit probability
1.0%
Published
June 30, 2022
Required by
Not available
Last source change
August 12, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
2 explicit affected versions
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2022-2078
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A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel's nft_set_desc_concat_parse() function .This flaw allows an attacker to trigger a buffer overflow via nft_set_desc_concat_parse() , causing a denial of service and possibly to run code.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2096178
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c?id=fecf31ee395b0295f2d7260aa29946b7605f7c85
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/2xxx/CVE-2022-2078.json
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2078
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5161