CVE-2022-1016

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.

Score

CVSS 3.1 5.5 Medium

Status

Modified - secalert@redhat.com

Published

2022-08-29

Last modified

2024-08-02

Weaknesses

CWE-824, CWE-909

Affected products

• Linux Kernel (Linux)
• Enterprise Linux (Redhat)

References

• http://blog.dbouman.nl/2022/04/02/How-The-Tables-Have-Turned-CVE-2022-1015-1016/
• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-1016
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2066614
• https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2022/q1/205