A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 5.16.12. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function __nf_register_net_hook in the library include/linux/netfilter.h. The manipulation leads to use after free.

This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-48912. Access to the local network is required for this attack. There is no exploit available.

It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.