CVE-2021-46283

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    CVE-2021-46283

    Published: 11 Jan 2022Last Modified: 15 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: nf_tables_newset in net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c in the Linux kernel before 5.12.13 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and general protection fault) because of the missing initialization for nft_set_elem_expr_alloc. A local user can set a netfilter table expression in their own namespace.

    References: https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.12.13, https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?id=22c3987f75a7b90e238a26b5a5920525c2d1f345, https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ad9f151e560b016b6ad3280b48e42fa11e1a5440

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