Vulnerability CVE-2022-34918
Published: 2022-07-04

Description:
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.18.9. A type confusion bug in nft_set_elem_init (leading to a buffer overflow) could be used by a local attacker to escalate privileges, a different vulnerability than CVE-2022-32250. (The attacker can obtain root access, but must start with an unprivileged user namespace to obtain CAP_NET_ADMIN access.) This can be fixed in nft_setelem_parse_data in net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c.

See advisories in our WLB2 database:
Topic
Author
Date
High
Netfilter nft_set_elem_init Heap Overflow Privilege Escalation
Redouane Nibouch...
28.09.2022

 References:
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net.git/commit/?id=7e6bc1f6cabcd30aba0b11219d8e01b952eacbb6
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/07/02/3
https://lore.kernel.org/netfilter-devel/cd9428b6-7ffb-dd22-d949-d86f4869f452@randorisec.fr/T/#u
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