CVE-2022-2586
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-416
Use After Free
Publication date:
08/01/2024
Last modified:
28/10/2025
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.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
5.30
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.19.17 (including) | |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-2586
- https://lore.kernel.org/netfilter-devel/20220809170148.164591-1-cascardo@canonical.com/T/#t
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5557-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5560-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5560-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5562-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5564-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5565-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5566-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5567-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5582-1
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/08/09/5
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1118/
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-2586
- https://lore.kernel.org/netfilter-devel/20220809170148.164591-1-cascardo@canonical.com/T/#t
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5557-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5560-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5560-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5562-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5564-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5565-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5566-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5567-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5582-1
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/08/09/5
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/use-after-free-vulnerability-linked-chain-between-nft-tables-cve-2022-2586
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1118/
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-2586



