Missing Initialization of Resource Affecting kernel-cross-headers package, versions <0:4.18.0-372.87.1.el8_6
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL8-KERNELCROSSHEADERS-6206775
- published 26 Jan 2024
- disclosed 28 Mar 2022
Introduced: 28 Mar 2022
CVE-2022-1016 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:8 kernel-cross-headers to version 0:4.18.0-372.87.1.el8_6 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:0412.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-cross-headers package and not the kernel-cross-headers package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel in net/netfilter/nf_tables_core.c:nft_do_chain, which can cause a use-after-free. This issue needs to handle 'return' with proper preconditions, as it can lead to a kernel information leak problem caused by a local, unprivileged attacker.