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Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2022-0185

A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way the legacy_parse_param function in the Filesystem Context functionality of the Linux kernel verified the supplied parameters length. An unprivileged (in case of unprivileged user namespaces enabled, otherwise needs namespaced CAP_SYS_ADMIN privilege) local user able to open a filesystem that does not support the Filesystem Context API (and thus fallbacks to legacy handling) could use this flaw to escalate their privileges on the system.

Products
linux
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
5.15.15-1
CVEs
CVE-2022-0185
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
30 Oct 2026, 14:40 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2022-0185

core-osv · Original source

Published 11 Feb 2022, 18:15 UTC

A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way the legacy_parse_param function in the Filesystem Context functionality of the Linux kernel verified the supplied parameters length. An unprivileged (in case of unprivileged user namespaces enabled, otherwise needs namespaced CAP_SYS_ADMIN privilege) local user able to open a filesystem that does not support the Filesystem Context API (and thus fallbacks to legacy handling) could use this flaw to escalate their privileges on the system.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2022-0185

linux

Fixed versions: 5.15.15-1

linux

Fixed versions: 5.15.15-1

linux

Fixed versions: 5.15.15-1

Complete source record
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