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CVE-2022-0286

kernel: Local denial of service in bond_ipsec_add_sa

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.1

CVSS 3.1

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Published · July 6, 2021

Updated · June 28, 2026

Description

A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s bonding driver in the way a user bonds non existing or fake device. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system, causing a denial of service.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

To mitigate this issue, prevent the module bonding from being loaded. Please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for information on how to blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 5.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference