CVE-2022-0998: Linux Kernel

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

An integer overflow flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s virtio device driver code in the way a user triggers the vhost_vdpa_config_validate function. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: from 5.7, before 5.10.88 (fixed in 5.10.88); from 5.11, before 5.15.11 (fixed in 5.15.11)
• Netapp h300e Firmware: affected versions not specified
• Netapp h300s Firmware: affected versions not specified
• Netapp h410c Firmware: affected versions not specified
• Netapp h410s Firmware: affected versions not specified
• Netapp h500e Firmware: affected versions not specified
• Netapp h500s Firmware: affected versions not specified
• Netapp h700e Firmware: affected versions not specified
• Netapp h700s Firmware: affected versions not specified

Published 2022-03-30. Last modified 2026-06-17.