CVE-2022-25636

Public on 2022-02-24
Modified on 2023-01-18
Description
An out-of-bounds (OOB) memory access flaw was found in nft_fwd_dup_netdev_offload in net/netfilter/nf_dup_netdev.c in the netfilter subcomponent in the Linux kernel due to a heap out-of-bounds write problem. This flaw allows a local attacker with a user account on the system to gain access to out-of-bounds memory, leading to a system crash or a privilege escalation threat.
Severity
Important severity
Important
CVSS v3 Base Score
7.8
See breakdown

Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.10 Extra kernel 2022-04-05 ALAS2KERNEL-5.10-2022-012 Fixed
Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.4 Extra kernel 2022-04-04 ALAS2KERNEL-5.4-2022-024 Fixed
Amazon Linux 2023 kernel 2023-02-17 ALAS2023-2023-070 Fixed

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD CVSSv3 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD CVSSv2 6.9 AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C