SB20250226730 - Resource management error in Linux kernel netfilter
Published: February 26, 2025 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250226730
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-49558)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the nft_netdev_unregister_hooks(), nf_tables_register_hook(), nf_tables_unregister_hook(), nft_unregister_flowtable_hook() and __nft_release_hook() functions in net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3fac8ce48fa9fd61ee9056d3ed48b2edefca8b82
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86c0154f4c3a56c5db8b9dd09e3ce885382c2c19
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c413a8c8bb49cc16796371805ecb260e885bb2b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3940dcf552f2393d1e8f263b386593f98abe829
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b09e6ccf0d12f9356e8e3508d3e3dce126298538
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c73955a09408e7374d9abfd0e78ce3de9cda0635
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9a43007d3f7ba76d5e7f9421094f00f2ef202f8
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.316
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.198
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.45
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.17.13
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.18.2
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.19
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.262