MEDIUM 5.5 Microsoft

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.

Microsoft Security Update 2022-Aug: 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.

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Published: 2022-08-09 · Source: Microsoft · Feed updated: 2026-09-03
This medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 was published on 2022-08-09 via Microsoft. Affected: cm1 kernel 5.10.161.1-1 on CBL Mariner 1.0, cbl2 kernel 5.15.70.1-1 on CBL Mariner 2.0.
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