Red Hat: CVE-2022-32250: CVE-2022-32250 kernel: a use-after-free write in the netfilter subsystem can lead to privilege escalation to root (Multiple Advisories)
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(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
06/02/2022
07/16/2022
07/14/2022
03/13/2024
Description
net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c in the Linux kernel through 5.18.1 allows a local user (able to create user/net namespaces) to escalate privileges to root because an incorrect NFT_STATEFUL_EXPR check leads to a use-after-free.
Solution(s)
- redhat-upgrade-kernel
- redhat-upgrade-kernel-rt
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