CVEvulnerability

CVE-2022-42432

4.4 MEDIUM Published 2023-03-29 Modified 2026-10-14 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2023-03-29
Last modified
2026-10-14
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
4.4 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
5.1 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
Weaknesses
CWE-457

Description

This vulnerability allows local attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of the Linux Kernel 6.0-rc2. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute high-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the nft_osf_eval function. The issue results from the lack of proper initialization of memory prior to accessing it. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the kernel. Was ZDI-CAN-18540.

Affected configurations

• linux linux kernel 6.0

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-457 Use of Uninitialized Variable weakness

References