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CVE-2022-0185: Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

highCVSS 3.1 8.4Exploited

A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way the legacyparseparam 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 CAPSYSADMIN privilege) local user able to open a filesystem that does not support the Filesystem Context API (and thus fallbacks to legacy…

Published Feb 11, 2022 · Updated Jun 17, 2026

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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.

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