{"id":"CVE-2022-2078","title":"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.","summary":"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.","severity":"medium","cvss":5.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","cwe":["CWE-121","CWE-120"],"vendor":"redhat","product":"virtualization","affected":["linux_kernel < 5.19","virtualization = 4.0","enterprise_linux = 8.0","enterprise_linux = 9.0","debian_linux = 11.0"],"patched":["linux_kernel 5.19"],"published":"2022-06-30","updated":"2026-10-14","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-14T13:17:20.387","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2078","references":[{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2096178","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c?id=fecf31ee395b0295f2d7260aa29946b7605f7c85","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5161","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2096178","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c?id=fecf31ee395b0295f2d7260aa29946b7605f7c85","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5161","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-794697.html","label":"0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e"}],"tags":["nvd","exploit-available"],"epss":0.01025,"epssPercentile":0.62647,"exploits":{"github":1,"githubRepos":["https://github.com/delsploit/CVE-2022-2078"],"checkedAt":"2026-10-14T13:31:34.729Z"},"exploitAvailable":true,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-14T13:30:58.414Z","slug":"CVE-2022-2078","body":"## Overview\n\nA 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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `linux_kernel < 5.19`\n- `virtualization = 4.0`\n- `enterprise_linux = 8.0`\n- `enterprise_linux = 9.0`\n- `debian_linux = 11.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `linux_kernel 5.19`","depth":"twilight","depthScore":42,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":30.3,"likelihood":0.2,"exploitation":12,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}