CVE-2022-36879
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2022-36879 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2022-07-27 04:15:10 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-10-14 18:17:03 UTC |
| Description | An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.18.14. xfrm_expand_policies in net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c can cause a refcount to be dropped twice. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS: 0.003190000 probability, percentile 0.232040000 (date 2026-10-14)
Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Primary | 5.5 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| 3.1 | ADP | DECLARED | 5.5 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| 3.1 | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | Secondary | 5.5 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
LocalAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
LowUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 10.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 11.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | All | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Netapp | A700s | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Netapp | A700s Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Application | Netapp | Active Iq Unified Manager | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Netapp | Aff 500f | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Netapp | Aff 500f Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Netapp | Aff 8300 | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Netapp | Aff 8300 Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Netapp | Aff 8700 | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Netapp | Aff 8700 Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Netapp | Aff A250 | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Netapp | Aff A250 Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Netapp | Aff A400 | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Netapp | Aff A400 Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Application | Netapp | E-series Santricity Os Controller | All | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Netapp | Fas 500f | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Netapp | Fas 500f Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Netapp | Fas 8300 | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Netapp | Fas 8300 Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Netapp | Fas 8700 | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Netapp | Fas 8700 Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Netapp | Fas A250 | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Netapp | Fas A250 Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Netapp | Fas A400 | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Netapp | Fas A400 Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Netapp | H300s | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Netapp | H300s Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Netapp | H410c | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Netapp | H410c Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Netapp | H410s | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Netapp | H410s Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Netapp | H500s | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Netapp | H500s Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Netapp | H610c | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Netapp | H610c Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Netapp | H610s | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Netapp | H610s Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Netapp | H615c | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Netapp | H615c Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Netapp | H700s | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Netapp | H700s Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Netapp | Hci Bootstrap Os | - | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Na | N/a | affected n/a | Not specified |
| ADP | Siemens | SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux Subsystem | affected V1.1 custom | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-5207-1 linux | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | Third Party Advisory |
| July 2022 Linux Kernel Vulnerabilities in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | security.netapp.com | Third Party Advisory |
| xfrm: xfrm_policy: fix a possible double xfrm_pols_put() in xfrm_bund… · torvalds/linux@f85daf0 · GitHub | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | github.com | Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | git.kernel.org | Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| [SECURITY] [DLA 3102-1] linux-5.10 new package | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.debian.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-419740.html | 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e | cert-portal.siemens.com | |
| cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-794697.html | 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e | cert-portal.siemens.com | |
| [SECURITY] [DLA 3131-1] linux security update | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.debian.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 160123 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for unbreakable enterprise kernel (ELSA-2022-9852)
- 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)
- 182043 Debian Security Update for linux (CVE-2022-36879)
- 198979 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerabilities (USN-5667-1)
- 198980 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerabilities (USN-5668-1)
- 198987 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerabilities (USN-5677-1)
- 198989 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (IBM) Vulnerabilities (USN-5683-1)
- 198990 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (AWS) Vulnerabilities (USN-5682-1)
- 199009 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (Intel IoTG) Vulnerabilities (USN-5703-1)
- 199011 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (Azure CVM) Vulnerabilities (USN-5706-1)
- 199030 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerabilities (USN-5727-1)
- 199036 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (GCP) Vulnerabilities (USN-5727-2)
- 199072 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (Azure) Vulnerabilities (USN-5774-1)
- 199210 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (OEM) Vulnerabilities (USN-5913-1)
- 199560 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (AWS) Vulnerabilities (USN-6001-1)
- 199568 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (AWS) Vulnerabilities (USN-6013-1)
- 199577 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerabilities (USN-6014-1)
- 242151 Red Hat Update for kernel security (RHSA-2023:5627)
- 242759 Red Hat Update for kernel (RHSA-2024:0432)
- 242847 Red Hat Update for kernel-rt (RHSA-2024:0431)
- 354044 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAS2-2022-1833
- 354049 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAS2KERNEL-5.4-2022-034
- 354051 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAS2KERNEL-5.10-2022-019
- 354055 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAS2KERNEL-5.15-2022-007
- 354071 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAS-2022-1636
- 354075 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAS2-2022-1852
- 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
- 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)
- 390268 Oracle VM Server for x86 Security Update for kernel (OVMSA-2022-0026)
- 6140188 AWS Bottlerocket Security Update for kernel (GHSA-j8qh-3ff4-2pj6)
- 672141 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2022-2441)
- 672205 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2022-2466)
- 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)
- 752584 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:3265-1)
- 752589 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:3264-1)
- 752591 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:3274-1)
- 752592 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:3282-1)
- 752594 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:3293-1)
- 752596 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:3291-1)
- 752615 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:3408-1)
- 752632 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:3450-1)
- 753063 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:4617-1)
- 753167 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:3288-1)
- 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)
- 753703 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2023:0416-1)
- 753707 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2023:0416-1)
- 753727 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2023:0416-1)
- 902602 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (10406)
- 902603 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (10401)
- 903995 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (10406-1)
- 904159 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (10401-1)
- 905838 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (10406-2)
- 906465 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (10401-2)