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Improper Restriction of Communication Channel to Intended Endpoints

CVE-2022-2663

Medium
5.3/10

Summary

An issue was found in the Linux kernel in nf_conntrack_irc where the message handling can be confused and incorrectly matches the message. A firewall may be able to be bypassed when users are using unencrypted IRC with nf_conntrack_irc configured.

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  • NETWORK
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  • UNCHANGED
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CWE-923 - Improper Restriction of Communication Channel to Intended Endpoints

The software establishes a communication channel to (or from) an endpoint for privileged or protected operations, but it does not properly ensure that it is communicating with the correct endpoint.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published