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CVE-2022-4744

Published: Mar 30, 2023

Modified: Feb 14, 2025

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Description

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.

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	Kernel	affected `Linux kernel 5.16-rc7`

Weaknesses (CWE)

References

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net.git/commit/?id=158b515f703e

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171912/CentOS-Stream-9-Missing-Kernel-Security-Fix.html

[debian-lts-announce] 20230503 [SECURITY] [DLA 3403-1] linux security update

mailing-list

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230526-0009/

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