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CVE-2022-1016 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://blog.dbouman.nl/2022/04/02/How-The-Tables-Have-Turned-CVE-2022-1015-1016/ CVEExploitThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-1016 CVEThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2066614 CVEIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2022/q1/205 CVEExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://blog.dbouman.nl/2022/04/02/How-The-Tables-Have-Turned-CVE-2022-1015-1016/ [email protected]ExploitThird Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-909Missing Initialization of Resource[email protected]
CWE-824Access of Uninitialized Pointer[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
linux linux kernel
<= 3.12
>= 3.13, <= 5.17
3.13 rc1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.13:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
redhat enterprise linux
8.0
9.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2022-1016
NVD Published Date:
Aug 29, 2022
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2022-1016 Details - Not Deferred