In the Linux kernel before 5.5.8, get_raw_socket in drivers/vhost/net.c lacks validation of an sk_family field, which might allow attackers to trigger kernel stack corruption via crafted system calls.
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Score 5.3 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2022-05-24. NVD baseline CVSS 5.3; sources differ by 0.0.
In the Linux kernel before 5.5.8, get_raw_socket in drivers/vhost/net.c lacks validation of an sk_family field, which might allow attackers to trigger kernel stack corruption via crafted system calls.
March 24, 2020
November 21, 2024
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | linux-image-virtual (5.3.0.51.42) @ eoan | 2026-05-27 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04-edge (4.15.0.99.106) @ xenial | 2026-05-27 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-oem-osp1 (5.0.0.1050.53) @ bionic | 2026-05-27 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-virtual-lts-xenial (4.4.0.179.187) @ xenial | 2026-05-27 | ubuntu |
| redhat | kernel-rt-0:4.18.0-240.rt7.54.el8 | 2020-11-04 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:4.18.0-240.el8 | 2020-11-04 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:3.10.0-1160.el7 | 2020-09-29 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-rt-0:3.10.0-1160.rt56.1131.el7 | 2020-09-29 | redhat |
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In the Linux kernel before 5.5.8 get_raw_socket in drivers/vhost/net.c lacks validation of an sk_family field which might allow attackers to trigger kernel stack corruption via crafted system calls.
RHSA-2020:4060 — Low
RHSA-2020:4062 — Low
RHSA-2020:4431 — Low
RHSA-2020:4609 — Low
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