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Linux kernel: out-of-bounds write issue

Moderate
frezbo published GHSA-8mgc-fwqw-mv5g Aug 25, 2022

Package

No package listed

Affected versions

< 1.0.0

Patched versions

>= 1.0.0

Description

Impact

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel in linux/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c of the netfilter subsystem. This flaw allows a local user to cause an out-of-bounds write issue.

Patches

The fix has been backported to 5.15.32 version of the upstream Linux kernel (5.15 is the upstream Kernel long term version Talos ships with). Talos >= v1.0.0 is shipped with Linux Kernel 5.15.32+ fixing the above issue.

Workarounds

It's recommended to upgrade, the exploit is not trivial to reproduce.

References

For more information

Severity

Moderate

CVE ID

CVE-2022-1015

Weaknesses

No CWEs