CVE-2022-2663 (GCVE-0-2022-2663)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-09-01 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-03 00:46
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
An issue was found in the Linux kernel in nf_conntrack_irc where the message handling can be confused and incorrectly matches the message. A firewall may be able to be bypassed when users are using unencrypted IRC with nf_conntrack_irc configured.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CWE
Assigner
References
7 references
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | Linux kernel |
Affected:
unknown
|
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