Vulnerability details
CVE-2022-50048
Linux Linux
netfilter: nf_tables: possible module reference underflow in error path
CVSS 3.1
7.8High
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_tables: possible module reference underflow in error path dst->ops is set on when nft_expr_clone() fails, but module refcount has not been bumped yet, therefore nft_expr_destroy() leads to module reference underflow.
CVSS scores
| Score | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.8High | 3.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (Linux) | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 5.11 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Linux | Linux | 8cfd9b0f8515e7c361bba27e2a2684cbd427fe01 ≤ v < b59bee8b05b0e789b5a298cacb09e8aaa3367a29 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Linux | Linux | 8cfd9b0f8515e7c361bba27e2a2684cbd427fe01 ≤ v < 1e52e6cfec6342c3d0df47dc3a76724fb3dabf56 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Linux | Linux | 8cfd9b0f8515e7c361bba27e2a2684cbd427fe01 ≤ v < c485c35ff6783ccd12c160fcac6a0e504e83e0bf | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
References and advisories
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Details
- Published
- 2025-06-18
- Last updated
- 2026-08-05
- State
- Published
- Assigner (CNA)
- Linux
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.2%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
10.1%
Percentile (among all CVEs)
Weaknesses (CWE)
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