CVE-2021-46283

nf_tables_newset in net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c in the Linux kernel before 5.12.13 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference…

published January 11, 2022

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
23.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

nf_tables_newset in net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c in the Linux kernel before 5.12.13 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and general protection fault) because of the missing initialization for nft_set_elem_expr_alloc. A local user can set a netfilter table expression in their own namespace.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00316 · 23.4th percentile
Published
2022-01-11T21:19Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 11 JAN 21:19Z
    nf_tables_newset in net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c in the Linux kernel before 5.12.13 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference…
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