CVE-2022-50001: linux kernel vulnerability

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nft_tproxy: restrict to prerouting hook TPROXY is only allowed from prerouting, but nft_tproxy doesn't check this. This fixes a crash (null dereference) when using tproxy from e.g. output.
CVE-2022-50001CVSS 5.5Linux

CVE-2022-50001: linux kernel vulnerability

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nft_tproxy: restrict to prerouting hook TPROXY is only allowed from prerouting, but nft_tproxy doesn't check this. This fixes a crash (null dereference) when using tproxy from e.g. output.

CVSS
5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS
5.15%
Known exploited
not in KEV
Product
linux kernel

What is known

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nft_tproxy: restrict to prerouting hook TPROXY is only allowed from prerouting, but nft_tproxy doesn't check this. This fixes a crash (null dereference) when using tproxy from e.g. output.

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