CVE-2022-1966

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to a use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's Netfilter subsystem, specifically in the net/netfilter/nf tables api.c component. This flaw can be exploited by a local attacker with user access to cause a privilege escalation issue, potentially allowing the attacker to gain root privileges.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.