CVE-2022-36879

Medium

5.5/10

Summary

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.18.14. xfrm_expand_policies in net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c can cause a refcount to be dropped twice.

Attack Complexity: LOW
Attack Vector: LOCAL
Integrity Impact: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
User Interaction: NONE
Privileges Required: LOW
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: HIGH

References

Advisory Timeline

Published Jul 27, 2022