A heap-based buffer overflow was found in the Linux kernel's LightNVM subsystem. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length heap-based buffer. This vulnerability allows a local attacker to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of the kernel. The attacker must first obtain the ability to execute high-privileged code on the target system to exploit this vulnerability.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2022-08-25T17:24:41

Updated: 2024-08-03T00:53:00.474Z

Reserved: 2022-08-25T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2022-2991

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2022-08-25T18:15:10.363

Modified: 2022-08-30T20:31:58.220

Link: CVE-2022-2991

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2022-07-11T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2022-2991 - Bugzilla