CVE-2022-48643

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel < 5.10.146 - Integer Underflow

Title source: rule

Description

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().

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