vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2022-1016: uninitialized registers on stack in nft_do_chain can cause kernel pointer leakage to UM (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N) | Aug 29, 2022 | Nov 9, 2022 | Mar 17, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N)
Published
Aug 29, 2022
Added
Nov 9, 2022
Modified
Mar 17, 2025
Description
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.
Solution(s)
redhat-upgrade-kernelredhat-upgrade-kernel-rt
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