CVE-2022-2078: debian debian_linux Stack-based Buffer Overflow
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2022-2078 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 1.05% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 64.4% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 5.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 7 · Duplicates 1 · Related 1Timeline
- 30-06-2022PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 14-10-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
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 metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
1.05%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
64%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Increase +0.03 pp
From 1.03% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-121Stack-based Buffer OverflowThe product writes past the end of a buffer that was allocated on the stack.
- CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of InputThe product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer.
Affected systems
Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Ubuntu57 products
- linux< 5.15.0-37.39
- linux-aws< 5.15.0-1011.14
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.13All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian2 products
- linux< 5.18.2-1
- debian_linuxEOL11.0
Redhat2 products
- enterprise_linux8.0 | 9.0
- virtualization4.0
Linux1 product
- linux_kernel< 5.19
4 vendors · 62 products
