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GHSA-q6qm-pxcx-gj5h

GitHub Security Advisory

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Advisory Details

A race condition was found in the Linux kernel's ebpf verifier between bpf_map_update_elem and bpf_map_freeze due to a missing lock in kernel/bpf/syscall.c. In this flaw, a local user with a special privilege (cap_sys_admin or cap_bpf) can modify the frozen mapped address space. This flaw affects kernel versions prior to 5.16 rc2.

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Key Information

GHSA ID
GHSA-q6qm-pxcx-gj5h
Published
January 22, 2022 12:00 AM
Last Modified
August 6, 2022 12:00 AM
CVSS Score
5.0 /10
Primary Ecosystem
Unknown
Primary Package
Unknown
GitHub Reviewed
✗ No

Dataset

Last updated: July 30, 2025 6:36 AM

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