CVE-2022-49698 is a high-severity vulnerability in the Linux kernel, specifically affecting the netfilter component. The issue arises from the incorrect use of prandom instead of get_random_u32, leading to a preemption bug when updating per-CPU random state from user context. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), successful exploitation could lead to high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts, requiring local access and low privileges. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 4.18, < 5.10.127CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.11, < 5.15.51CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.16, < 5.18.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.19CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.19:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.19CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.19:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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