Bug 2161310 (CVE-2022-3545)

Summary: CVE-2022-3545 kernel: A flaw leading to a use-after-free in area_cache_get()
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: Rohit Keshri <rkeshri>
Component: vulnerabilityAssignee: Nobody <nobody>
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Version: unspecifiedCC: acaringi, bhu, chwhite, ddepaula, debarbos, dfreiber, dvlasenk, ezulian, fhrbata, hkrzesin, jarod, jburrell, jfaracco, jferlan, jforbes, jlelli, joe.lawrence, jshortt, jstancek, jwyatt, kcarcia, kernel-mgr, lgoncalv, lleshchi, lzampier, nmurray, ptalbert, qzhao, rogbas, rvrbovsk, scweaver, swood, tyberry, vkumar, walters, williams
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OS: Linux   
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Fixed In Version: Kernel 6.0 RC1 Doc Type: If docs needed, set a value
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A vulnerability was found in area_cache_get in drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfpcore/nfp_cppcore.c in the Netronome Flow Processor (NFP) driver in the Linux kernel. This flaw allows a manipulation that may lead to a use-after-free issue.
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Bug Depends On: 2161314, 2161315, 2161316, 2161317    
Bug Blocks: 2161308    

Description Rohit Keshri 2023-01-16 15:14:11 UTC
A vulnerability has been found in area_cache_get in drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfpcore/nfp_cppcore.c in IPsec in the Linux Kernel. The manipulation leads to a use after free problem.

Reference:
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/klassert/ipsec-next.git/commit/?id=02e1a114fdb71e59ee6770294166c30d437bf86a