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CVE-2022-2078

CVE-2022-2078MEDIUM

n/a kernel — A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel's nft_set_desc_concat_parse() function .This flaw allows an attacker to trigger a buffer ov…

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   L   N  U  N  N  H    5.5   .0105   63.8     —

AFFECTED
  Product  Versions           Fixed
  kernel   kernel 5.19 rc1 –  —

TIMELINE
  Jun 14  Reserved by redhat
  Jun 30  Published (CNA: redhat)
  Oct 14  ENRICHED — CVE-2022-2078 (kernel). Received CVSS 5.5 and CPE data from NVD.

CWE-121, CWE-120 · CNA: redhat · CVSS v3.1 · 4 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

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.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
June 14, 2022	Reserved	Reserved by redhat
June 30, 2022	Published	Published (CNA: redhat)
October 14, 2026	ENRICHED	ENRICHED — CVE-2022-2078 (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 5.19 rc1	—

Weaknesses

CWE-121 · CWE-120

References (4)

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2096178 [Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory]
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-794697.html
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]

Authoritative record: CVE-2022-2078 at cve.org

Weaknesses: CWE-121 · CWE-120

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This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2022-2078 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.