CVE-2022-2308

Local information disclosure via partial VDUSE configuration copy

Published Sep 1, 2022 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Information disclosure in the Linux Kernel's VDUSE backend allows local users to expose uninitialized stack data through a config read. When a userspace VDUSE device advertises features needing more configuration bytes than it supplies, vduse_vdpa_get_config copies only the available bytes without initializing the remainder. Reaching the flaw requires local low-privilege access and a mismatched VDUSE device; the known consequence is indirect disclosure through kernel logs, with no direct userspace return established.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.23%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in the Linux Kernel's VDUSE backend allows local users to expose uninitialized stack data through a config read. When a userspace VDUSE device advertises features needing more configuration bytes than it supplies, vduse_vdpa_get_config copies only the available bytes without initializing the remainder. Reaching the flaw requires local low-privilege access and a mismatched VDUSE device; the known consequence is indirect disclosure through kernel logs, with no direct userspace return established.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-2308
Published
Sep 1, 2022
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
The Linux Kernel Organization
Product
Linux Kernel
Classifications
CWE-457, CWE-908
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 1, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=uknown

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

The Linux Kernel Organization · Linux Kernelversion=uknown

Published CVSS scores

6.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-457Use of Uninitialized Variable
CWE-908Use of Uninitialized Resource

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