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. 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

Kernel

CVSS v3.1 NVD

5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS

0.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 36th percentile

Published

2022-08-29

Updated

2024-08-02

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• http://blog.dbouman.nl/2022/04/02/How-The-Tables-Have-Turned-CVE-2022-1015-1016/

Security advisories

• 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

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry