Vulnerability · Published Apr 29, 2022 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2022-1015
Medium 6.6
In plain English
A medium-severity out-of-bounds write in kernel. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.5% (higher than 74% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code. Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)6.6Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.5%top 25.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack tooling1Public PoC
Official description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel in linux/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c of the netfilter subsystem. This flaw allows a local user to cause an out-of-bounds write issue.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | 5.16.18-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-1015 |
| Debian:13 | linux | 5.16.18-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-1015 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 5.16.18-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-1015 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux | 5.15.0-27.28 | USN-5390-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux | 5.15.0-27.28 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1015 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws | 5.15.0-1005.7 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1015 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws | 5.15.0-1005.7 | USN-5390-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure | 5.15.0-1005.6 | USN-5390-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure | 5.15.0-1005.6 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1015 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 5.15.0-1004.7 | USN-5390-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 5.15.0-1004.7 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1015 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gke | 5.15.0-1003.3 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1015 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gke | 5.15.0-1003.3 | USN-5390-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-ibm | 5.15.0-1003.3 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1015 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-ibm | 5.15.0-1003.3 | USN-5390-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iot-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1015 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iotg | 5.15.0-1008.11 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1015 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-kvm | 5.15.0-1005.5 | USN-5390-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-kvm | 5.15.0-1005.5 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1015 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency | 5.15.0-27.28 | USN-5390-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency | 5.15.0-27.28 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1015 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-5.17 | 5.17.0-1004.4 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1015 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle | 5.15.0-1003.5 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1015 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle | 5.15.0-1003.5 | USN-5390-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-raspi | 5.15.0-1006.6 | USN-5390-2 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-raspi | 5.15.0-1006.6 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1015 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1015 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1015 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv | 5.15.0-1008.8 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1015 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-787
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2065323
- http://blog.dbouman.nl/2022/04/02/How-The-Tables-Have-Turned-CVE-2022-1015-1016/
- https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2022/q1/205
- [oss-security] 20220825 Re: Linux kernel: CVE-2022-1015,CVE-2022-1016 in nf_tables cause privilege escalation, information leak mailing-list
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/169951/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0090-1.html
- [oss-security] 20230113 CVE-2023-0179: Linux kernel stack buffer overflow in nftables: PoC and writeup mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20230223 Re: CVE-2023-0179: Linux kernel stack buffer overflow in nftables: PoC and writeup mailing-list
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