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UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2639 High

UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2639

An integer coercion error was found in the openvswitch kernel module. Given a sufficiently large number of actions, while copying and reserving memory for a new action of a new flow, the reserve_sfa_size() function does not return -EMSGSIZE as expected, potentially leading to an out-of-bounds write access. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.

Exploit probability Not scored
Published September 1, 2022
Required by Not available
Last source change August 18, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-intel-iotg-5.15

3 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-ibm

6 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-oem

50 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-aws-5.0

6 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-aws-5.11

12 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-raspi2

6 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux

13 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-gkeop

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:20.04:LTS linux-fips

22 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-azure

10 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-gke

7 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS linux

191 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-aws

85 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-raspi

8 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-kvm

48 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-oracle

65 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:18.04:LTS linux-azure-fips

38 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oem-5.14

19 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux

98 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-aws-5.13

13 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-aws-5.8

4 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-hwe-edge

23 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS linux-kvm

79 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:18.04:LTS linux-gcp-fips

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-raspi-realtime

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-hwe-5.8

21 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-hwe-5.13

16 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:20.04:LTS linux-aws-fips

7 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-oracle-5.0

7 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-riscv

12 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gcp-5.11

12 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-intel-iot-realtime

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-intel-5.13

7 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oem-5.13

12 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gcp

53 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-ibm-5.4

12 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux

61 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oracle-5.11

12 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure

51 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gcp-4.15

40 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-hwe-edge

10 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS linux

145 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gke-5.4

37 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS linux-aws

78 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-snapdragon

62 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:20.04:LTS linux-aws-fips

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-iot

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oem-5.10

26 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gcp-5.13

13 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:18.04:LTS linux-fips

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oem-5.6

29 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gcp-5.3

13 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-kvm

79 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-lowlatency

10 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:18.04:LTS linux-azure-fips

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-aws

10 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-aws

53 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gke-4.15

33 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-riscv

12 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-aws-5.3

10 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS linux-aws-hwe

64 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Nvidia-BlueField:24.04:LTS linux-bluefield

11 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-hwe-5.11

12 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS linux-gcp

87 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure-5.8

7 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oracle

51 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:16.04:LTS linux-fips

2 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oracle-5.15

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-oracle

8 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-raspi2

82 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-hwe-5.4

49 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-oem-5.17

3 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-oem-6.0

16 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-kvm

11 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gcp-5.15

2 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:20.04:LTS linux-azure-fips

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-ibm

19 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gke

30 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-azure-4.15

41 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure-5.13

12 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-intel-iotg

3 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:18.04:LTS linux-aws-fips

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:20.04:LTS linux-fips

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:18.04:LTS linux-fips

45 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oracle-5.8

5 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gcp-5.4

43 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:20.04:LTS linux-gcp-fips

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-aws-5.4

40 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure-5.11

13 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:20.04:LTS linux-azure-fips

8 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:18.04:LTS linux-aws-fips

41 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure-5.15

3 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-riscv-5.8

10 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oracle-5.13

12 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-raspi-5.4

37 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-azure

44 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-azure-5.3

16 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-riscv-5.11

13 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gkeop-5.4

37 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gcp

38 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-hwe-5.15

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-oracle-5.3

9 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS linux-lts-xenial

122 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-gcp

9 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-oracle-5.4

41 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:16.04:LTS linux-fips

57 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-bluefield

18 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS linux-azure

95 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS linux-azure

72 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gcp-5.8

4 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-dell300x

28 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:Realtime:22.04:LTS linux-realtime

6 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS linux-oracle

63 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-azure-5.4

41 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-hwe

43 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:20.04:LTS linux-gcp-fips

8 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS linux-aws

101 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS linux-hwe

113 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-raspi

41 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-azure-edge

4 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gkeop

30 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-realtime

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:18.04:LTS linux-gcp-fips

19 explicit affected versions

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2639

An integer coercion error was found in the openvswitch kernel module. Given a sufficiently large number of actions, while copying and reserving memory for a new action of a new flow, the reserve_sfa_size() function does not return -EMSGSIZE as expected, potentially leading to an out-of-bounds write access. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.

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05 / REFERENCES

Further evidence