CVE Catalog

CVE-2022-2663

MediumCVSS 5.3
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

High risk
3.19%

88th percentile - higher than 88% of all known CVEs

Summary

An issue was found in the Linux kernel in nf_conntrack_irc where the message handling can be confused and incorrectly matches the message. A firewall may be bypassed when users are using unencrypted IRC with nf_conntrack_irc configured.

Risk Assessment

This may allow unauthorized traffic that should be blocked by the firewall, increasing the risk of attacks.

Recommendation

Apply the kernel patch fixing this behavior or consider disabling nf_conntrack_irc if not needed.

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Original NVD description (English source)

An issue was found in the Linux kernel in nf_conntrack_irc where the message handling can be confused and incorrectly matches the message. A firewall may be able to be bypassed when users are using unencrypted IRC with nf_conntrack_irc configured.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS