In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_tables: fix memory leak during stateful obj update stateful objects can be updated from the control plane. The transaction logic allocates a temporary object for this purpose. The ->init function was called for this object, so plain kfree() leaks resources. We must call ->destroy function of the object. nft_obj_destroy does this, but it also decrements the module refcount, but the update path doesn't increment it. To avoid special-casing the update object release, do module_get for the update case too and release it via nft_obj_destroy().
History

Wed, 11 Sep 2024 13:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 23 Aug 2024 02:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Weaknesses CWE-401
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel

Thu, 22 Aug 2024 17:00:00 +0000

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References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate


Thu, 22 Aug 2024 03:45:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_tables: fix memory leak during stateful obj update stateful objects can be updated from the control plane. The transaction logic allocates a temporary object for this purpose. The ->init function was called for this object, so plain kfree() leaks resources. We must call ->destroy function of the object. nft_obj_destroy does this, but it also decrements the module refcount, but the update path doesn't increment it. To avoid special-casing the update object release, do module_get for the update case too and release it via nft_obj_destroy().
Title netfilter: nf_tables: fix memory leak during stateful obj update
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published: 2024-08-22T03:31:27.165Z

Updated: 2024-09-12T17:32:59.806Z

Reserved: 2024-08-21T06:06:23.299Z

Link: CVE-2022-48933

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-09-11T12:42:12.637Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-08-22T04:15:16.143

Modified: 2024-08-23T01:50:09.313

Link: CVE-2022-48933

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2024-08-22T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2022-48933 - Bugzilla