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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2022-2588

It was discovered that the cls_route filter implementation in the Linux kernel would not remove an old filter from the hashtable before freeing it if its handle had the value 0.

HIGH 7.8EPSS 5.87%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.87%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

It was discovered that the cls_route filter implementation in the Linux kernel would not remove an old filter from the hashtable before freeing it if its handle had the value 0.

CVSS 3.1
7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
5.87% probability · 93th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-416, CWE-415
Affected
linux/linux kernel · canonical/ubuntu linux
Source
security@ubuntu.com

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.