Security Advisory

CVE-2022-4744

CVE vulnerability detail - eXtreme Datacenter Security Operations

Published 2023-03-30 00:00:00
Last updated 2025-02-14 15:45:30
Assigner redhat
CVSS score not scored
State PUBLISHED

Description

A double-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s TUN/TAP device driver functionality in how a user registers the device when the register_netdevice function fails (NETDEV_REGISTER notifier). This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.