5.5

CVE-2022-0264: linux linux_kernel

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0264DEBIAN-CVE-2022-0264
Published 04-02-2022Last modified 08-10-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-0264 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in linux linux_kernel. EPSS estimates a 0.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 17.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.26%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 5 · Related 5
SUSE-SU-2022:2520-1SUSE-SU-2022:2615-1USN-5278-1USN-5337-1USN-5368-1

Timeline

  1. 04-02-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel's eBPF verifier when handling internal data structures. Internal memory locations could be returned to userspace. A local attacker with the permissions to insert eBPF code to the kernel can use this to leak internal kernel memory details defeating some of the exploit mitigations in place for the kernel. This flaws affects kernel versions < v5.16-rc6

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.26%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

17%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.26% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu30 products
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.13< 5.13.0-1019.21~20.04.1
  • linux-aws-5.3All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.8All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-azureAll versions (No fix recorded)
Debian1 product
  • linux< 5.15.5-2
Linux1 product
  • linux_kernelEOL< 5.16 | 5.16 | 5.16:rc1 | 5.16:rc2 | 5.16:rc3 | 5.16:rc4 | 5.16:rc5

3 vendors · 32 products

References

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