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CVE-2022-25265 Details

Description

In the Linux kernel through 5.16.10, certain binary files may have the exec-all attribute if they were built in approximately 2003 (e.g., with GCC 3.2.2 and Linux kernel 2.4.20). This can cause execution of bytes located in supposedly non-executable regions of a file.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/1c33bb0507508af24fd754dd7123bd8e997fab2f/arch/x86/include/asm/elf.h#L281-L294 CVEPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/x0reaxeax/exec-prot-bypass CVEExploitThird Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220318-0005/ CVEThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/1c33bb0507508af24fd754dd7123bd8e997fab2f/arch/x86/include/asm/elf.h#L281-L294 [email protected]PatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/x0reaxeax/exec-prot-bypass [email protected]ExploitThird Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-913Improper Control of Dynamically-Managed Code Resources[email protected]

Affected Products

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Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2022-25265
NVD Published Date:
Feb 16, 2022
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]