medium5.5
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.
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | through 3.12 from 3.13 through 5.17 Version 3.13 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | Versions 8.0, 9.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- 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
- 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