K53648360 : Linux kernel vulnerability CVE-2022-27666

Security Advisory Description

A heap buffer overflow flaw was found in IPsec ESP transformation code in net/ipv4/esp4.c and net/ipv6/esp6.c. This flaw allows a local attacker with a normal user privilege to overwrite kernel heap objects and may cause a local privilege escalation threat. (CVE-2022-27666)

Impact

A local attacker may be able to exploit this flaw by overwriting kernel memory, leading to privilege escalation.