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CVE-2022-0998
An integer overflow flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s virtio device driver code in the way a user triggers the…
High7.8EPSS 0.37%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- redhat
Description
An integer overflow flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s virtio device driver code in the way a user triggers the vhost_vdpa_config_validate function. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.
Timeline
ID reserved
By redhat
- 14 days later
· 14 days later
Published
- 2 years later
· 2 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.37% · top 69% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
Affected products
Kernel
- affected Linux kernel 5.17-rc1
References (3)
- https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20220123001216.2460383-13-sashal%40kernel.org/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20220402 Re: [PATCH AUTOSEL 5.15 13/16] vdpa: clean up get_config_size ret value handling (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220513-0003/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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