high7.8
CVE-2022-4744
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 …
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | from 5.5 before 5.10.136 from 5.11 before 5.15.12 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171912/CentOS-Stream-9-Missing-Kernel-Security-Fix.html
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net.git/commit/?id=158b515f703e
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00006.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230526-0009/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171912/CentOS-Stream-9-Missing-Kernel-Security-Fix.html
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net.git/commit/?id=158b515f703e
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00006.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230526-0009/