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.
Fix
Public exploits 1
- delsploit/CVE-2022-2078 PoC on GitHub
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Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 2
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c?id=fecf31ee395b0295f2d7260aa29946b7605f7c85 Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c?id=fecf31ee395b0295f2d7260aa29946b7605f7c85 Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
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Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 5.5 · linux, redhat, debianNVD modified 2026-10-14 13:17
Affected (CPE criteria) 5
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 7
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2096178 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c?id=fecf31ee395b0295f2d7260aa29946b7605f7c85 Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5161 Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2096178 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c?id=fecf31ee395b0295f2d7260aa29946b7605f7c85 Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5161 Third Party Advisory
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-794697.html