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CVE-2022-1016

Public on 2022-04-04
Modified on 2023-01-18
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.

Severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
5.5
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory
Amazon Linux 1 kernel 2022-04-04 23:46 ALAS-2022-1577
Amazon Linux 2 - Core kernel 2022-04-04 23:21 ALAS2-2022-1768
Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.10 Extra kernel 2022-04-05 20:16 ALAS2KERNEL-5.10-2022-012
Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.15 Extra kernel 2022-06-06 17:58 ALAS2KERNEL-5.15-2022-001
Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.15 Extra kernel 2023-06-29 23:20 ALAS2KERNEL-5.15-2023-023
Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.4 Extra kernel 2022-04-04 23:40 ALAS2KERNEL-5.4-2022-024
Amazon Linux 2023 kernel 2023-02-17 20:46 ALAS2023-2023-070

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD CVSSv3 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N