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.
History

No history.

cve-icon 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

JSON object: View

cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-03-30T21:15:06.497

Modified: 2023-11-07T03:58:46.520


Link: CVE-2022-4744

JSON object: View

cve-icon Redhat Information

No data.