CVE-2022-1015

Summary

CVECVE-2022-1015
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2022-04-29 16:15:08 UTC
Updated2026-10-14 13:17:17 UTC
DescriptionA flaw was found in the Linux kernel in linux/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c of the netfilter subsystem. This flaw allows a local user to cause an out-of-bounds write issue.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 6.6 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-787 | CWE-787 CWE-787


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary6.6MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary4.6AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 35 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na Kernel affected Kernel 5.16.18 Not specified
ADP Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux Subsystem affected V1.1 custom Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - Re: Linux kernel: CVE-2022-1015,CVE-2022-1016 in nf_tables cause privilege escalation, information leak af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE-2023-0179: Linux kernel stack buffer overflow in nftables: PoC and writeup af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-831302.html 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e cert-portal.siemens.com
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-337522.html 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e cert-portal.siemens.com
oss-sec: Linux kernel: CVE-2022-1015,CVE-2022-1016 in nf_tables cause privilege escalation, information leak af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - CVE-2023-0179: Linux kernel stack buffer overflow in nftables: PoC and writeup af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Third Party Advisory
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-806742.html 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e cert-portal.siemens.com
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-794697.html 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e cert-portal.siemens.com
How The Tables Have Turned: An analysis of two new Linux vulnerabilities in nf_tables · David's Blog af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 blog.dbouman.nl Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Kernel Live Patch Security Notice LSN-0090-1 ≈ Packet Storm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 packetstormsecurity.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
2065323 – (CVE-2022-1015) CVE-2022-1015 kernel: arbitrary code execution in linux/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 184096 Debian Security Update for linux (CVE-2022-1015)
  • 198745 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerabilities (USN-5383-1)
  • 198747 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (OEM) Vulnerabilities (USN-5381-1)
  • 198767 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerabilities (USN-5390-1)
  • 198770 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) Vulnerabilities (USN-5390-2)
  • 353211 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAS-2022-1577
  • 353212 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAS2-2022-1768
  • 353213 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAS2KERNEL-5.4-2022-024
  • 353214 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAS2KERNEL-5.10-2022-012
  • 353964 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAS2KERNEL-5.15-2022-001
  • 354327 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAS2022-2022-083
  • 354468 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAS2022-2022-185
  • 354499 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAS2022-2022-042
  • 354542 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAS-2022-185
  • 355199 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAS2023-2023-070
  • 355565 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAS2KERNEL-5.15-2023-023
  • 6140235 AWS Bottlerocket Security Update for kernel (GHSA-f9r3-8pqj-g2h5)
  • 673393 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2023-2647)
  • 674113 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2023-2689)
  • 901300 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (9650)
  • 901490 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (9643)
  • 902024 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (9650-1)
  • 902093 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (9643-1)
  • 906077 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (9650-2)
  • 906409 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (9643-2)

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