CVE-2022-2586

Linux Kernel: Use-After-Free

As of , CVE-2022-2586 in Linux Kernel is on CISA's list of exploited vulnerabilities: CISA listed it on . Our patch-first group: Patch soon.

Exploited
Yes: CISA listed it on 26 June 2024
US federal deadline
17 July 202421 days after CISA listed it. US federal civilian agencies must fix it by then.
Used in ransomware campaigns
Not known to CISA
EPSS score
0.10Higher than 95% of the CVEs EPSS scores. EPSS estimates the chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS when listed
0.00 on 26 June 2024EPSS on the day CISA listed it.
Public exploit
None foundNeither Metasploit nor Exploit-DB lists one.
Fix
Vendor advice: seclists.orgLinks below, from CISA's entry.

What CISA says to do

Apply updates per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if updates are unavailable.

CISA's required action

What the flaw is

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

CISA's description

It was discovered that a nft object or expression could reference a nft set on a different nft table, leading to a use-after-free once that table was deleted.

The CVE record's description, from canonical

CVE published
8 January 2024
Assigned by
canonical
CVSS
5.3 Medium (CVSS 3.1, from the CNA)
CWE-416
Use After Free
CISA SSVC, exploitation
active
CISA SSVC, automatable
no
CISA SSVC, technical impact
total

Timeline

  1. The CVE record was published.
  2. CISA added it to its list of exploited vulnerabilities.
  3. The US federal deadline to fix it.

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CVE-2026-53266Out-of-Bounds WriteLinux KernelPatch nowForensic triage required by CISA0.01
CVE-2026-53362UnspecifiedLinux KernelPatch nowForensic triage required by CISA0.01
CVE-2021-22555Heap Out-of-Bounds WriteLinux KernelPatch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.79; verified Exploit-DB entry0.79
CVE-2013-6282Improper Input ValidationLinux KernelPatch this weekMetasploit module; verified Exploit-DB entry0.40
CVE-2019-13272Improper Privilege ManagementLinux KernelPatch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.52; verified Exploit-DB entry0.52
CVE-2010-3904Improper Input ValidationLinux KernelPatch this weekMetasploit module; verified Exploit-DB entry0.16
CVE-2022-0847Privilege EscalationLinux KernelPatch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.930.93
CVE-2021-3493Privilege EscalationLinux KernelPatch this weekMetasploit module0.49

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