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CVE-2022-0264
n/a kernel — A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel's eBPF verifier when handling internal data structures.
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
L L L N U H N N 5.5 .0026 15.9 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
kernel kernel v5.16-rc6 – —
TIMELINE
Jan 17 Reserved by redhat
Feb 4 Published (CNA: redhat)
Oct 8 ENRICHED — CVE-2022-0264 (kernel). Received CVSS 5.5 and CPE data from NVD.
Description
A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel's eBPF verifier when handling internal data structures. Internal memory locations could be returned to userspace. A local attacker with the permissions to insert eBPF code to the kernel can use this to leak internal kernel memory details defeating some of the exploit mitigations in place for the kernel. This flaws affects kernel versions < v5.16-rc6
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| January 17, 2022 | Reserved | Reserved by redhat |
| February 4, 2022 | Published | Published (CNA: redhat) |
| October 8, 2026 | ENRICHED | ENRICHED — CVE-2022-0264 (kernel). Received CVSS 5.5 and CPE data from NVD. |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 1 row
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| n/a | kernel | — | kernel v5.16-rc6 | — |
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This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2022-0264 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Monday, October 19, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.