ghsa-5r2r-5wx4-7x33
Vulnerability from github
Published
2023-07-06 19:24
Modified
2024-04-04 05:35
Details

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.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2022-4744"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-415",
      "CWE-460"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2023-03-30T21:15:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "A double-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel\u2019s 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.",
  "id": "GHSA-5r2r-5wx4-7x33",
  "modified": "2024-04-04T05:35:29Z",
  "published": "2023-07-06T19:24:13Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4744"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net.git/commit/?id=158b515f703e"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00006.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230526-0009"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171912/CentOS-Stream-9-Missing-Kernel-Security-Fix.html"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}


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