🛡️ CVE-2022-2586 — linux-kernel

🟡 CVSS 5.3 — Medium ⚠️ Exploit Public CWE-416 NVD
5.3
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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.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is high, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity low, availability high.

Weakness class

CVE-2022-2586 is classified as CWE-416: Use After Free. Memory is used after being released, so its contents may already belong to something else.

Affected software

CVE-2022-2586 is recorded against 2 packages.

  • linux-kernel
  • ubuntu-linux

Timeline and source

Published on 8 January 2024 and last revised on 17 June 2026. A public exploit is known to exist, which raises the urgency of patching considerably. A vendor advisory or fix has been published. Record sourced from NVD.

References

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www.openwall.com
www.zerodayinitiative.com
cve.mitre.org
lore.kernel.org

CVE-2022-2586 on other distributions

Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:

Details

Severity MEDIUM
CVSS Score 5.3
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
CWE CWE-416
Public Exploit ⚠️ Yes
Source NVD
Published 2024-01-08
Updated 2026-08-11
Modified 2026-06-17

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
linux-kernel
ubuntu-linux

References

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