Use After Free Affecting kernel-headers package, versions <0:6.1.10-15.42.amzn2023


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.19% (58th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-KERNELHEADERS-3347081
  • published7 Mar 2023
  • disclosed2 Jun 2022

Introduced: 2 Jun 2022

CVE-2022-32250  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 kernel-headers to version 0:6.1.10-15.42.amzn2023 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2023-070.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-headers package and not the kernel-headers package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.

net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c in the Linux kernel through 5.18.1 allows a local user (able to create user/net namespaces) to escalate privileges to root because an incorrect NFT_STATEFUL_EXPR check leads to a use-after-free.

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