CVE-2022-1016

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    CVE-2022-1016

    Published: 29 Aug 2022Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-1016, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2066614, http://blog.dbouman.nl/2022/04/02/How-The-Tables-Have-Turned-CVE-2022-1015-1016/, https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2022/q1/205

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