cve-2022-4744
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-03-30 00:00
Modified
2024-08-03 01:48
Severity
Summary
A double-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s TUN/TAP device driver functionality in how a user registers the device when the register_netdevice function fails (NETDEV_REGISTER notifier). This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.
References
SourceURLTags
secalert@redhat.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171912/CentOS-Stream-9-Missing-Kernel-Security-Fix.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secalert@redhat.comhttps://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net.git/commit/?id=158b515f703eVendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00006.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230526-0009/Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
VendorProduct
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