4.9
CVSSv2

CVE-2021-46283

Published: 11/01/2022 Updated: 20/01/2022
CVSS v2 Base Score: 4.9 | Impact Score: 6.9 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
CVSS v3 Base Score: 5.5 | Impact Score: 3.6 | Exploitability Score: 1.8
VMScore: 436
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Vulnerability Summary

nf_tables_newset in net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c in the Linux kernel prior to 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.

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nf_tables_newset in net/netfilter/nf_tables_apic in the Linux kernel before 51213 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 ...