Linux Kernel Use-After-Free Vulnerability

Summary

CVECVE-2022-2586
StateRESERVED
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2024-01-08 18:15:00 UTC
Updated2024-01-12 16:21:00 UTC
DescriptionLinux Kernel contains a use-after-free vulnerability in the nft_object, allowing local attackers to escalate privileges.

Risk And Classification

EPSS: 0.022170000 probability, percentile 0.844110000 (date 2026-04-01)

CISA KEV: Listed on 2024-06-26; due 2024-07-17; ransomware use Unknown

Problem Types: CWE-416

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

VendorLinux
ProductKernel
NameLinux Kernel Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Required ActionApply updates per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if updates are unavailable.
NotesThis 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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 20.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 22.04 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
USN-5560-2: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
USN-5582-1: Linux kernel (Azure CVM) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
ZDI-22-1118 | Zero Day Initiative www.zerodayinitiative.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
USN-5564-1: Linux kernel (Intel IoTG) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
USN-5566-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
USN-5560-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
CVE - CVE-2022-2586 cve.mitre.org Third Party Advisory
USN-5562-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
USN-5567-1: Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
USN-5565-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
oss-security - CVE-2022-2586 - Linux kernel nf_tables cross-table reference UAF www.openwall.com Mailing List
[PATCH 1/3] netfilter: nf_tables: do not allow SET_ID to refer to another table lore.kernel.org Mailing List, Patch
USN-5557-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog CISA www.cisa.gov kev

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 160106 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for unbreakable enterprise kernel (ELSA-2022-9827)
  • 160107 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for unbreakable enterprise kernel (ELSA-2022-9828)
  • 160108 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for unbreakable enterprise kernel-container (ELSA-2022-9829)
  • 160109 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for unbreakable enterprise kernel-container (ELSA-2022-9830)
  • 160210 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for kernel (ELSA-2022-7683)
  • 160270 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for kernel (ELSA-2022-8267)
  • 180938 Debian Security Update for linux (DSA 5207-1)
  • 181002 Debian Security Update for linux-5.10 (DLA 3102-1)
  • 181091 Debian Security Update for linux (DLA 3131-1)
  • 182513 Debian Security Update for linux (CVE-2022-2586)
  • 198891 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerabilities (USN-5560-1)
  • 198892 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (OEM) Vulnerabilities (USN-5567-1)
  • 198894 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerabilities (USN-5566-1)
  • 198895 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerabilities (USN-5562-1)
  • 198896 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerabilities (USN-5565-1)
  • 198897 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (Intel IoTG) Vulnerabilities (USN-5564-1)
  • 198911 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (Azure CVM) Vulnerabilities (USN-5582-1)
  • 240815 Red Hat Update for kernel-rt (RHSA-2022:7444)
  • 240817 Red Hat Update for kernel security (RHSA-2022:7683)
  • 240869 Red Hat Update for kernel-rt (RHSA-2022:7933)
  • 240904 Red Hat Update for kernel security (RHSA-2022:8267)
  • 242890 Red Hat Update for kernel (RHSA-2024:0724)
  • 283034 Fedora Security Update for kernel (FEDORA-2022-9bbb1d9b7b)
  • 283035 Fedora Security Update for kernel (FEDORA-2022-484e226872)
  • 354060 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAS2KERNEL-5.4-2022-035
  • 354081 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAS2KERNEL-5.4-2022-036
  • 354082 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAS2KERNEL-5.15-2022-008
  • 354084 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAS2KERNEL-5.10-2022-020
  • 354439 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAS2022-2022-150
  • 354468 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAS2022-2022-185
  • 354542 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAS-2022-185
  • 355199 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAS2023-2023-070
  • 355545 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAS2-2023-2100
  • 355557 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAS-2023-1773
  • 377012 Alibaba Cloud Linux Security Update for cloud-kernel (ALINUX2-SA-2022:0036)
  • 377117 Alibaba Cloud Linux Security Update for cloud-kernel (ALINUX3-SA-2022:0158)
  • 377871 Alibaba Cloud Linux Security Update for cloud-kernel (ALINUX2-SA-2023:0001)
  • 377891 Alibaba Cloud Linux Security Update for cloud-kernel (ALINUX3-SA-2023:0002)
  • 6140022 AWS Bottlerocket Security Update for kernel (GHSA-j7qm-552q-93v3)
  • 6140134 AWS Bottlerocket Security Update for kernel (GHSA-j7qm-552q-93v3)
  • 672278 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2022-2686)
  • 672286 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2022-2654)
  • 672354 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2022-2732)
  • 672391 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2022-2767)
  • 672410 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2022-2796)
  • 752708 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:3704-1)
  • 752724 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:3775-1)
  • 752750 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:3844-1)
  • 753063 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:4617-1)
  • 753095 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:3585-1)
  • 753370 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:3609-1)
  • 753374 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:3809-1)
  • 755605 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2024:0120-1)
  • 755606 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2024:0117-1)
  • 940732 AlmaLinux Security Update for kernel (ALSA-2022:7683)
  • 940766 AlmaLinux Security Update for kernel-rt (ALSA-2022:7444)
  • 940798 AlmaLinux Security Update for kernel (ALSA-2022:8267)
  • 940843 AlmaLinux Security Update for kernel-rt (ALSA-2022:7933)
  • 960176 Rocky Linux Security Update for kernel-rt (RLSA-2022:7444)
  • 960184 Rocky Linux Security Update for kernel (RLSA-2022:7683)
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