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Description
A heap buffer overflow flaw was found in IPsec ESP transformation code in net/ipv4/esp4.c and net/ipv6/esp6.c. This flaw allows a local attacker with a normal user privilege to overwrite kernel heap objects and may cause a local privilege escalation threat.
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*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Changed
Reference Type
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5173 No Types Assigned
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5173 Third Party Advisory
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*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.17
*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:linux:li
Changed
Reference Type
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2061633 No Types Assigned
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2061633 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ebe48d368e97d007bfeb76fcb065d6cfc4c96645 No Types Assigned
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ebe48d368e97d007bfeb76fcb065d6cfc4c96645 Patch, Third Party Advisory
CVE Modified by MITRE3/25/2022 3:15:11 PM
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Description
In the Linux kernel before 5.16.15, there is a buffer overflow in ESP transformation in net/ipv4/esp4.c and net/ipv6/esp6.c via a large message. In some configurations, local users can gain privileges by overwriting kernel heap objects.
A heap buffer overflow flaw was found in IPsec ESP transformation code in net/ipv4/esp4.c and net/ipv6/esp6.c. This flaw allows a local attacker with a normal user privilege to overwrite kernel heap objects and may cause a local privilege escalation threat.
In the Linux kernel before 5.16.15, there is a buffer overflow in ESP transformation in net/ipv4/esp4.c and net/ipv6/esp6.c via a large message.
In the Linux kernel before 5.16.15, there is a buffer overflow in ESP transformation in net/ipv4/esp4.c and net/ipv6/esp6.c via a large message. In some configurations, local users can gain privileges by overwriting kernel heap objects.