Overview
About vulnerability
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
netfilter: nf_tables: fix underflow in chain reference counter
Set element addition error path decrements reference counter on chains twice: once on element release and again via nft_data_release().
Then, d6b478666ffa (“netfilter: nf_tables: fix underflow in object reference counter”) incorrectly fixed this by removing the stateful object reference count decrement.
Restore the stateful object decrement as in b91d90368837 (“netfilter: nf_tables: fix leaking object reference count”) and let nft_data_release() decrement the chain reference counter, so this is done only once.
Details
- Affected product:
- AlmaLinux 9.2 ESU , TuxCare 9.6 ESU
- Affected packages:
- kernel @ 5.14.0 (+1 more)
Fixes
KernelCare state
Live-patch status from KernelCare for each operating system.
| Operating system | Status | Covered kernels |
|---|---|---|
| RHEL9 EUS 9.0 | Planned | — |