CVE-2022-48643
MEDIUMLinux Kernel < 5.10.146 - Integer Underflow
Title source: ruleDescription
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_tables: fix nft_counters_enabled underflow at nf_tables_addchain() syzbot is reporting underflow of nft_counters_enabled counter at nf_tables_addchain() [1], for commit 43eb8949cfdffa76 ("netfilter: nf_tables: do not leave chain stats enabled on error") missed that nf_tables_chain_destroy() after nft_basechain_init() in the error path of nf_tables_addchain() decrements the counter because nft_basechain_init() makes nft_is_base_chain() return true by setting NFT_CHAIN_BASE flag. Increment the counter immediately after returning from nft_basechain_init().
References (4)
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0002
EPSS Percentile
4.2%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Classification
CWE
CWE-191
Status
published
Affected Products (8)
linux/linux_kernel
< 5.10.146
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
linux/Kernel
< 5.10.146linux
linux/Kernel
< 5.15.71linux
linux/Kernel
< 5.19.12linux
Timeline
Published
Apr 28, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026