CVE-2022-2078

A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel's nft_set_desc_concat_parse() function .This flaw allows an attacker to trigger a buffer overflow via nft_set_desc_concat_parse() , causing a denial of service and possibly to run code.

CVSS 3.1

5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS

1.0% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 63% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CWEs

CWE-121, CWE-120

Published

2022-06-30

Modified

2026-10-14

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

• debian:debian_linux
• linux:linux_kernel
• redhat:enterprise_linux
• redhat:virtualization

References

• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2096178
• https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c?id=fecf31ee395b0295f2d7260aa29946b7605f7c85
• https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5161
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2096178
• https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c?id=fecf31ee395b0295f2d7260aa29946b7605f7c85

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