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Linux kernel: nftables binding to an already bound chain

Moderate
frezbo published GHSA-jr8j-2jhp-m67v Sep 8, 2022

Package

No package listed

Affected versions

< 1.2.0

Patched versions

>= 1.2.0

Description

Impact

An issue was discovered in net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c in the Linux kernel. A denial of service can occur upon binding to an already bound chain.

Affected by this vulnerability is the function nft_verdict_init of the file net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The program does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use.

Patches

The fix has been backported to 5.15.64 version of the upstream Linux kernel (5.15 is the upstream Kernel long term version Talos ships with). Talos >= v1.2.0 is shipped with Linux Kernel 5.15.64 fixing the above issue.

Workarounds

It's recommended to upgrade

References

For more information

Severity

Moderate

CVE ID

CVE-2022-39190

Weaknesses

No CWEs