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CVE-2022-49873

kernel: bpf: Fix wrong reg type conversion in release_reference()

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · May 1, 2025

Updated · July 22, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in the eBPF subsystem in the Linux kernel. When a resource is released, the pointer registers related to the resource are incorrectly converted to the wrong type, allowing kernel pointers to be exposed to unprivileged users.

Statement

This issue has been fixed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.3 via RHSA-2023:6583 [1].

[1]. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6583

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CWE-704 · Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast