CVE-2022-3545 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's Netronome Flow Processor (NFP) driver, specifically the area_cache_get() function. Manipulation of the affected driver can cause access to freed memory. The vulnerability is also identified as affecting NFP IPsec-related code. The precise triggering sequence and concrete exploitation outcomes are not established.
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Critical Linux kernel Netronome NFP/IPsec component use-after-free vulnerability.
Critical Linux kernel Netronome NFP/IPsec use-after-free vulnerability.
Linux kernel use-after-free vulnerability in the Netronome Flow Processor (nfp) driver.
A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel Netronome Flow Processor (nfp) driver area_cache_get function.
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