CVE-2022-25265: 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.

Overview

Severity

High (CVSS 7.8)

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Status

Not Exploited

Patch Tuesday

2022-Feb

Released

2022-02-26

EPSS Score

0.27% (percentile: 50.6%)

FAQ

Is Azure Linux the only Microsoft product that includes this open-source library and is therefore potentially affected by this vulnerability? One of the main benefits to our customers who choose to use the Azure Linux distro is the commitment to keep it up to date with the most recent and most secure versions of the open source libraries with which the distro is composed. Microsoft is committed to transparency in this work which is why we began publishing CSAF/VEX in October 2025. See this blog post for more information. If impact to additional products is identified, we will update the CVE to reflect this.

Detection & Weaponization (1 sources)

Maturity: Exploit

• GitHub PoC: 1 repositories

Affected Products (2)

Other

• 18780-16820
• 18781-16823

Revision History

• 2022-02-26: Information published.