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CVE-2022-0998

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-03-30 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-190

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.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 5.7 before 5.10.88; from 5.11 before 5.15.11 — fixed in 5.10.88, 5.15.11
• NetApp H300E Firmware: all versions
• NetApp H300S Firmware: all versions
• NetApp H410C Firmware: all versions
• NetApp H410S Firmware: all versions
• NetApp H500E Firmware: all versions
• NetApp H500S Firmware: all versions
• NetApp H700E Firmware: all versions
• NetApp H700S Firmware: all versions

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.10.88, 5.15.11. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/04/02/1
• https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20220123001216.2460383-13-sashal%40kernel.org/
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220513-0003/
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/04/02/1
• https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20220123001216.2460383-13-sashal%40kernel.org/
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220513-0003/

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