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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD8.6 High

CVE-2022-1055

Use after Free in tc_new_tfilter allowing for privilege escalation in Linux Kernel

Description

A use-after-free exists in the Linux Kernel in tc_new_tfilter that could allow a local attacker to gain privilege escalation. The exploit requires unprivileged user namespaces. We recommend upgrading past commit 04c2a47ffb13c29778e2a14e414ad4cb5a5db4b5

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

Linux Kernel

Default version status: unaffected

  • 5.1.0 to < 5.4.177affected
  • 5.5.0 to < 5.10.97affected
  • 5.11.0 to < 5.15.20affected
  • 5.16.0 to < 5.16.6affected
  • 5.17.0unaffected
  • 04c2a47ffb13c29778e2a14e414ad4cb5a5db4b5unaffected

References