UBUNTU-CVE-2022-36123
Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 0
Upstream
Published: 29 Jul 2022, 14:15
Last modified:24 Oct 2025, 04:53
Vulnerability Summary
Overall Risk (default)
medium
31/100 CVSS Score
7.8 HIGH
3.1 (osv_ubuntu)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected
Timeline
29 Jul 2022, 14:15
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
24 Oct 2025, 04:53
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated
Description
The Linux kernel before 5.18.13 lacks a certain clear operation for the block starting symbol (.bss). This allows Xen PV guest OS users to cause a denial of service or gain privileges.
CVSS Metrics
- v3.1•HIGH•Score: 7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Systems
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.0
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.11
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.13
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.3
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.8
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.11
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.13
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.3
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.8
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-edge
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.11
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.13
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.3
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.8
all
- ubuntu•linux-gke-4.15
all
- ubuntu•linux-gke-5.4
all
- ubuntu•linux-gkeop-5.4
all
- ubuntu•linux-hwe
all
- ubuntu•linux-hwe-5.11
all
- ubuntu•linux-hwe-5.13
all
- ubuntu•linux-hwe-5.8
all
- ubuntu•linux-hwe-edge
all | all
- ubuntu•linux-intel-5.13
all
- ubuntu•linux-oem
all
- ubuntu•linux-oem-5.10
all
- ubuntu•linux-oem-5.13
all
- ubuntu•linux-oem-5.6
all
- ubuntu•linux-oracle-5.0
all
- ubuntu•linux-oracle-5.11
all
- ubuntu•linux-oracle-5.13
all
- ubuntu•linux-oracle-5.3
all
- ubuntu•linux-oracle-5.8
all
- ubuntu•linux-raspi2
all
- ubuntu•linux-riscv
all
- ubuntu•linux-riscv-5.11
all
- ubuntu•linux-riscv-5.8
all
References (7)
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-36123
- https://github.com/sickcodes/security/blob/master/advisories/SICK-2022-128.md
- https://sick.codes/sick-2022-128
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/74a0032b8524ee2bd4443128c0bf9775928680b0
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.18.13
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/96e8fc5818686d4a1591bb6907e7fdb64ef29884
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-36123