CVE-2022-36946
Public on 2022-07-27
Modified on 2022-12-07
Description
A memory corruption flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s Netfilter subsystem in the way a local user uses the libnetfilter_queue when analyzing a corrupted network packet. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system or a remote user to crash the system when the libnetfilter_queue is used by a local user.
Severity
Medium
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 1 | kernel | 2022-09-30 | ALAS-2022-1636 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | kernel | 2022-09-01 | ALAS2-2022-1838 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | kernel | 2022-09-30 | ALAS2-2022-1852 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.10 Extra | kernel | 2022-08-15 | ALAS2KERNEL-5.10-2022-019 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.15 Extra | kernel | 2022-09-08 | ALAS2KERNEL-5.15-2022-007 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.4 Extra | kernel | 2022-08-15 | ALAS2KERNEL-5.4-2022-034 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | kernel | 2023-02-17 | ALAS2023-2023-070 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 6.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |