CVE-2022-2586

medium KEV

Published 2022-11-15 · Modified 2024-06-26

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

7.0

Description

Linux Kernel contains a use-after-free vulnerability in the nft_object, allowing local attackers to escalate privileges.

CISA KEV

Vendor: Linux
Product: Kernel
Due date: 2024-07-17

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

99%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

{Vendor advisory: cisa-kev — This vulnerability affects a common open-source component, third-party library, or a protocol used by different products. For more information, please see: https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2022/q3/131; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2586}

Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

OS impact

SUSE Affected 1 release

Version	Status	Fixed in
—	Affected	—

AlmaLinux Fixed 1 release

Version	Status	Fixed in
9	Fixed	`kernel-rt-debug-core-5.14.0-162.6.1.rt21.168.el9_1.x86_64.rpm`

Debian Fixed 5 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
trixie	Fixed	`5.18.16-1`
sid	Fixed	`5.18.16-1`
forky	Fixed	`5.18.16-1`
bullseye	Fixed	`5.10.136-1`
bookworm	Fixed	`5.18.16-1`

Red Hat Fixed 2 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
9	Fixed	—
8	Fixed	—

Rocky Linux Fixed 1 release

Version	Status	Fixed in
8	Fixed	—

References

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.