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CVE-2022-1015 (GCVE-0-2022-1015)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-04-29 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-02 23:47
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Summary
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.
Severity
6.6 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a kernel Affected: Kernel 5.16.18
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