| Name | CVE-2022-25265 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| linux (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 3.16.84-1 | vulnerable |
| stretch (security) | 4.9.320-2 | vulnerable |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 4.9.320-3 | vulnerable |
| buster (security), buster, buster (lts) | 4.19.316-1 | vulnerable |
| bullseye | 5.10.223-1 | vulnerable |
| bullseye (security) | 5.10.226-1 | vulnerable |
| bookworm | 6.1.115-1 | vulnerable |
| bookworm (security) | 6.1.119-1 | vulnerable |
| trixie | 6.12.5-1 | vulnerable |
| sid | 6.12.6-1 | vulnerable |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| linux | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | unimportant | | |
Notes
https://github.com/x0reaxeax/exec-prot-bypass
Not considered a security flaw. If desired because no need for backward compatibility
can be mitigated through a LSM.