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TI-2022-24804 Aliases CVE-2022-49293GHSA-jrq8-cmr8-f5vr

netfilter: nf_tables: initialize registers in nft_do_chain()

Priority LOW 25Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 2 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_tables: initialize registers in nft_do_chain() Initialize registers to avoid stack leak into userspace.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00288 21st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 4.9.309, 4.14.274, 4.19.237 +6Red Hat: 2 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
LinuxLinux3.13 and later4.9.309, 4.14.274, 4.19.237, 5.4.188, 5.10.109, 5.15.32, 5.16.18, 5.17.1, 5.18Patch availableCNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected 3.13 and later Fixed in 4.9.309, 4.14.274, 4.19.237, 5.4.188, 5.10.109, 5.15.32, 5.16.18, 5.17.1, 5.18 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.13 to before 4.9.309; 4.10 to before 4.14.274; 4.15 to before 4.19.237; 4.20 to before 5.4.188; 5.5 to before 5.10.109; 5.11 to before 5.15.32; 5.16 to before 5.16.18VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.17VulnerableLinux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.13 to before 4.9.309; 4.10 to before 4.14.274; 4.15 to before 4.19.237; 4.20 to before 5.4.188; 5.5 to before 5.10.109; 5.11 to before 5.15.32; 5.16 to before 5.16.18 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.17 Vulnerable ·Linux

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 4.9.309, 4.14.274, 4.19.237, 5.4.188, 5.10.109, 5.15.32, 5.16.18, 5.17.1, 5.18

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Not affected: 3 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-49293
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jrq8-cmr8-f5vr

References

Patch 9

  • TI-2025-26358 tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-38352 netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-05264 The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2021-05514 Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write in Netfilter IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
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