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Security advisory
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.
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- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2022-2078
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
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- 5 Nov 2026, 02:10 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
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.
osv:CVE-2022-2078
Complete source record
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