Out-of-bounds Read Affecting bpftool package, versions <0:5.15.0-318.199.3.2.el8uek


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.01% (1st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-BPFTOOL-15601642
  • published15 Mar 2026
  • disclosed23 Jan 2026

Introduced: 23 Jan 2026

CVE-2026-22984  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 bpftool to version 0:5.15.0-318.199.3.2.el8uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2026-50145.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream bpftool package and not the bpftool package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

libceph: prevent potential out-of-bounds reads in handle_auth_done()

Perform an explicit bounds check on payload_len to avoid a possible out-of-bounds access in the callout.

[ idryomov: changelog ]

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1