CVE-2022-2785

There exists an arbitrary memory read within the Linux Kernel BPF - Constants provided to fill pointers in structs passed in to bpf_sys_bpf are not verified and can point anywhere, including memory not owned by BPF. An attacker with CAP_BPF can arbitrarily read memory from anywhere on the system. We recommend upgrading past commit 86f44fcec22c

CVSS v3 6.7 MEDIUM

6.7^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 0.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/bpf/bpf/c/86f44fcec22c	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20220816205517.682470-1-zhuyifei%40google.com/T/#t	Vendor Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/bpf/bpf/c/86f44fcec22c	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20220816205517.682470-1-zhuyifei%40google.com/T/#t	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

14 Apr 2026, 15:23

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20220816205517.682470-1-zhuyifei%40google.com/T/#t -~~	() https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20220816205517.682470-1-zhuyifei%40google.com/T/#t - Vendor Advisory

21 Nov 2024, 07:01

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://git.kernel.org/bpf/bpf/c/86f44fcec22c - Patch, Vendor Advisory~~	() https://git.kernel.org/bpf/bpf/c/86f44fcec22c - Patch, Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20220816205517.682470-1-zhuyifei%40google.com/T/#t -~~	() https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20220816205517.682470-1-zhuyifei%40google.com/T/#t -
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~5.5~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 6.7

07 Nov 2023, 03:46

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~{'url': 'https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20220816205517.682470-1-zhuyifei@google.com/T/#t', 'name': 'N/A', 'tags': ['Vendor Advisory'], 'refsource': 'CONFIRM'}~~	() https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20220816205517.682470-1-zhuyifei%40google.com/T/#t -

Information

Published : 2022-09-23 11:15

Updated : 2026-04-14 15:23

NVD link : CVE-2022-2785

Mitre link : CVE-2022-2785

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-2785

JSON object : View

Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

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