CVE-2022-2663 — Improper Restriction of Communication Channel to Intended Endpoints in Linux
Severity
5.3MEDIUMNVD
OSV7.8OSV6.7OSV5.9OSV5.5
EPSS
0.2%
top 60.71%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedSep 1
Latest updateFeb 13
Description
An issue was found in the Linux kernel in nf_conntrack_irc where the message handling can be confused and incorrectly matches the message. A firewall may be able to be bypassed when users are using unencrypted IRC with nf_conntrack_irc configured.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:NExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 1.4
Affected Packages3 packages
Also affects: Debian Linux 10.0, 11.0