# CVE-2022-49548: bpf: Fix potential array overflow in bpf\_trampoline\_get\_progs()

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-02-26 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.7

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Fix potential array overflow in bpf_trampoline_get_progs() The cnt value in the 'cnt >= BPF_MAX_TRAMP_PROGS' check does not include BPF_TRAMP_MODIFY_RETURN bpf programs, so the number of the attached BPF_TRAMP_MODIFY_RETURN bpf programs in a trampoline can exceed BPF_MAX_TRAMP_PROGS. When this happens, the assignment '*progs++ = aux->prog' in bpf_trampoline_get_progs() will cause progs array overflow as the progs field in the bpf_tramp_progs struct can only hold at most BPF_MAX_TRAMP_PROGS bpf programs.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f845de2863334bed4f362e95853f5e7bc323737
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e36452d5da6325df7c10cffc60a9e68d21e2606d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/32c4559c61652f24c9fdd5440342196fe37453bc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f8897bcc20b9ae44758e0572538d741ab66f0dc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2aa95b71c9bbec793b5c5fa50f0a80d882b3e8d

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