CVE-2022-1016

2022-08-2914:03:06

CWE-824

redhat

www.cve.org

linux

kernel

netfilter

use-after-free

information leak

local attacker

6.3 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

15.5%

JSON

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.

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "product": "Kernel",
    "vendor": "n/a",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "Affects v3.13-rc1 and later, Fixed in v5.18-rc1"
      }
    ]
  }
]