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CVE-2022-1016 (GCVE-0-2022-1016)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-08-29 14:03 – Updated: 2024-08-02 23:47
VLAI
Summary
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel in net/netfilter/nf_tables_core.c:nft_do_chain, which can cause a use-after-free. This issue needs to handle 'return' with proper preconditions, as it can lead to a kernel information leak problem caused by a local, unprivileged attacker.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-824 - - Access of Uninitialized Pointer.
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a Kernel Affected: Affects v3.13-rc1 and later, Fixed in v5.18-rc1
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