# CVE-2022-0500: A flaw was found in unrestricted eBPF usage by the BPF\_BTF\_LOAD, leading to a possible out-of-bounds memory write in the Linux kernel’s BPF

- Also known as: A-228560539, PUB-A-228560539
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: :2022-12-05
- Published: 2022-03-25 · Updated: 2026-10-08

## Affected

- n/a kernel: Linux kernel 5.17-rc1
- :linux\_kernel: (Android): from :0, fixed in :2022-12-05

## Description

A flaw was found in unrestricted eBPF usage by the BPF_BTF_LOAD, leading to a possible out-of-bounds memory write in the Linux kernel’s BPF subsystem due to the way a user loads BTF. This flaw allows a local user to crash or escalate their privileges on the system.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (:2022-12-05) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2044578
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=20b2aff4bc15bda809f994761d5719827d66c0b4
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=216e3cd2f28dbbf1fe86848e0e29e6693b9f0a20
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=34d3a78c681e8e7844b43d1a2f4671a04249c821
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3c4807322660d4290ac9062c034aed6b87243861
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=48946bd6a5d695c50b34546864b79c1f910a33c1
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c25b2ae136039ffa820c26138ed4a5e5f3ab3841
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=cf9f2f8d62eca810afbd1ee6cc0800202b000e57
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220519-0001/

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