CVE-2022-42432

CWE-4576 documents6 sources
Severity
4.4MEDIUM
EPSS
0.1%
top 76.09%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedMar 29

Description

This vulnerability allows local attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of the Linux Kernel 6.0-rc2. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute high-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the nft_osf_eval function. The issue results from the lack of proper initialization of memory prior to accessing it. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute ar

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitability: 0.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages3 packages

CVEListV5linux/kernel6.0-rc2
Debianlinux< 5.10.148-1+3

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
OSV
CVE-2022-42432: This vulnerability allows local attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of the Linux Kernel 62023-03-29
GHSA
GHSA-6fx6-mv6x-h475: This vulnerability allows local attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of the Linux Kernel 62023-03-29
CVEList
CVE-2022-42432: This vulnerability allows local attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of the Linux Kernel 62023-03-29

📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
kernel: netfilter: nfnetlink_osf: uninitialized variable information disclosure vulnerability2022-09-22
Debian
CVE-2022-42432: linux - This vulnerability allows local attackers to disclose sensitive information on a...2022
CVE-2022-42432 (MEDIUM CVSS 4.4) | This vulnerability allows local att | cvebase.io