A double-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s TUN/TAP device driver functionality in how a user registers the device when the register_netdevice function fails (NETDEV_REGISTER notifier). This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.
References
Link | Resource |
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http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171912/CentOS-Stream-9-Missing-Kernel-Security-Fix.html | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net.git/commit/?id=158b515f703e | Vendor Advisory |
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00006.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230526-0009/ | Third Party Advisory |
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: 2023-03-30T00:00:00
Updated: 2023-05-26T00:00:00
Reserved: 2022-12-26T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2022-4744
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NVD Information
Status : Modified
Published: 2023-03-30T21:15:06.497
Modified: 2023-11-07T03:58:46.520
Link: CVE-2022-4744
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Redhat Information
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