CVE-2022-4744
High
CVE-2022-4744
A double-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s TUN/TAP device driver functionality in how a user registers the device when the register_netdevice function fails (NETDEV_REGISTER notifier). This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.
Exploit probability
0.5%
Published
March 30, 2023
Required by
Not available
Last source change
March 14, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2022-4744
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A double-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s TUN/TAP device driver functionality in how a user registers the device when the register_netdevice function fails (NETDEV_REGISTER notifier). This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171912/CentOS-Stream-9-Missing-Kernel-Security-Fix.html
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net.git/commit/?id=158b515f703e
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00006.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230526-0009/