Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-48933

Vulnerability identifier: #VU96401

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-48933

CWE-ID: CWE-401

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the nf_tables_updobj(), nft_obj_commit_update() and __nf_tables_abort() functions in net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Manager Server
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server
SUSE Manager Proxy
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher
SUSE Enterprise Storage
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 Business Critical Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS
openSUSE Leap
kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_174-default
kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_174-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_48-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_174-preempt
kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_174-preempt-debuginfo
dtb-freescale
dtb-aarch64
dtb-socionext
kernel-64kb-extra
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-preempt
dtb-lg
kernel-64kb-optional
dtb-zte
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-apm
dtb-al
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-preempt-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-preempt-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-preempt
kernel-preempt-extra-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-preempt-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-preempt
kernel-preempt-optional-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-preempt
dlm-kmp-preempt
reiserfs-kmp-preempt-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-amd
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-devel
dtb-altera
dtb-broadcom
dtb-nvidia
dtb-mediatek
kernel-64kb-livepatch-devel
dtb-hisilicon
kernel-64kb-debugsource
dtb-qcom
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-amlogic
kernel-64kb
kernel-preempt-debugsource
dtb-xilinx
dlm-kmp-64kb
gfs2-kmp-64kb
dtb-arm
dtb-rockchip
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-cavium
dtb-marvell
dtb-allwinner
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-sprd
kselftests-kmp-64kb
dtb-exynos
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
dtb-renesas
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kernel-obs-qa
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-default-optional
kernel-obs-build
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-default-livepatch
reiserfs-kmp-default
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
gfs2-kmp-preempt
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-livepatch-devel
kernel-debug-debuginfo
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-debug-debugsource
kernel-kvmsmall
kernel-debug
kernel-devel
kernel-macros
kernel-source
kernel-docs-html
kernel-source-vanilla
kernel-docs
cluster-md-kmp-default
kselftests-kmp-preempt
kernel-preempt-devel
ocfs2-kmp-preempt-debuginfo
kernel-preempt-optional
kernel-preempt-livepatch-devel
kernel-preempt-extra
gfs2-kmp-preempt-debuginfo
kernel-preempt-devel-debuginfo
kernel-preempt-debuginfo
kernel-default
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-default
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-default-devel
kernel-syms
ocfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default-debugsource
dlm-kmp-default
kernel-default-extra
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-base
kernel-default-base-rebuild
kernel-rt
kernel-source-rt
kernel-rt-debugsource
kernel-rt-debuginfo

Install update from vendor's website.

Linux kernel - addressed in versions 5.4.182, 5.10.103, 5.15.26, 5.16.12, 5.17
kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_174-default - update to 1-150300.7.3.1
kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_174-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150300.7.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_48-debugsource - update to 1-150300.7.3.1
kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_174-preempt - update to 1-150300.7.3.1
kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_174-preempt-debuginfo - update to 1-150300.7.3.1
dtb-freescale - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
dtb-aarch64 - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
dtb-socionext - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
kernel-64kb-extra - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
kernel-preempt - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
dtb-lg - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
kernel-64kb-optional - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
dtb-zte - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
dtb-apm - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
dtb-al - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
cluster-md-kmp-64kb - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
reiserfs-kmp-64kb - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
kernel-zfcpdump - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
dlm-kmp-preempt-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
cluster-md-kmp-preempt-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
reiserfs-kmp-preempt - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
kernel-preempt-extra-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
kselftests-kmp-preempt-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
cluster-md-kmp-preempt - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
kernel-preempt-optional-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
ocfs2-kmp-preempt - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
dlm-kmp-preempt - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
reiserfs-kmp-preempt-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
dtb-amd - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
ocfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
kernel-64kb-devel - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
dtb-altera - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
dtb-broadcom - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
dtb-nvidia - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
dtb-mediatek - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
kernel-64kb-livepatch-devel - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
dtb-hisilicon - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
kernel-64kb-debugsource - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
dtb-qcom - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
dtb-amlogic - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
kernel-64kb - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
kernel-preempt-debugsource - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
dtb-xilinx - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
dlm-kmp-64kb - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
gfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
dtb-arm - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
dtb-rockchip - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
dtb-cavium - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
dtb-marvell - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
dtb-allwinner - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
dtb-sprd - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
kselftests-kmp-64kb - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
dtb-exynos - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
dtb-renesas - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
kernel-obs-qa - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
gfs2-kmp-default - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
kernel-default-optional - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
kernel-obs-build - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
kernel-default-livepatch - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
reiserfs-kmp-default - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
kernel-debug-devel - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
kernel-debug-livepatch-devel - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
kernel-kvmsmall-devel - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
gfs2-kmp-preempt - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
kernel-kvmsmall-livepatch-devel - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
kernel-debug-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
kernel-debug-debugsource - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
kernel-kvmsmall - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
kernel-debug - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
kernel-devel - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
kernel-macros - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
kernel-source - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
kernel-docs-html - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
kernel-source-vanilla - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
kernel-docs - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
kselftests-kmp-preempt - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
kernel-preempt-devel - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
ocfs2-kmp-preempt-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
kernel-preempt-optional - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
kernel-preempt-livepatch-devel - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
kernel-preempt-extra - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
gfs2-kmp-preempt-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
kernel-preempt-devel-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
kernel-preempt-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
kernel-default - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
kselftests-kmp-default - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
kernel-default-devel - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
kernel-syms - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
kernel-default-debugsource - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
dlm-kmp-default - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
kernel-default-extra - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1
kernel-default-base - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1.150300.18.103.1
kernel-default-base-rebuild - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.174.1.150300.18.103.1
kernel-rt - update to 5.3.18-150300.181.2
kernel-source-rt - update to 5.3.18-150300.181.2
kernel-rt-debugsource - update to 5.3.18-150300.181.2
kernel-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.181.2

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/53026346a94c43f35c32b18804041bc483271d87
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e9880e81d3fd6a43c202f205717485290432826
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e96e204ee6fa46702f6c94c3c69a09e69e0eac52
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34bb90e407e3288f610558beaae54ecaa32b11c4
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dad3bdeef45f81a6e90204bcc85360bb76eccec7
• https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.103
• https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.26
• https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.16.12
• https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.17
• https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.182

• Memory leak in Linux kernel netfilter
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel