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High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Mar 30, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2022-4744

CVE-2022-4744

Description

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.

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