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CVE-2022-2586

Use After Free: Is CVE-2022-2586 real, exploitable, or a false positive? Here's the community verdict.

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public sources

Exploited in wild
Yes
CISA KEV · Jun 26, 2024
Public exploit
PoC (unverified)
Metasploit/EDB/PoC
Base severity
5.3 Medium
CVSS
Exploitation prob.
10%
FIRST EPSS
Weakness
CWE-416 · Use After Free
CWE

Confirmed exploited in the wild. Patch this first, regardless of the base score.

cisa ssvc

CISA Vulnrichment · assessed

Exploitation
Active
in the wild
Automatable
No
at scale
Technical impact
Total
on success

CISA decision, by how critical the affected system is to you:

  • low impact → Track
  • medium impact → Attend
  • high impact → Act

Track: normal patch cycle · Track*: watch closely · Attend: patch sooner · Act: patch now. About SSVC ↗

public exploits

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baseline read

auto · not a community verdict

Real — exploited in the wild

CISA confirms active exploitation. Treat scanner hits as true positives unless your specific version or config is unaffected.

Based on CISA KEV

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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

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.

Published · Added to CISA KEV (170 days after publication)

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timeline

  1. CISA SSVC assessment · exploitation: active
  2. Added to CISA KEV · confirmed exploited in the wild
  3. Added to VulnCheck KEV · reported exploited in the wild
  4. Published by NVD

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Field notes & remediation

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    Field note · TruePositive EditorialCurated

    Linux Kernel Use-After-Free Vulnerability — Linux Kernel contains a use-after-free vulnerability in the nft_object, allowing local attackers to escalate privileges. Listed in the CISA KEV catalog (added 2024-06-26) — confirmed exploited in the wild, not theoretical. FIRST EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at ~10%. Treat it as real and prioritize remediation over triage.

  • 0
    Remediation · TruePositive EditorialCurated

    Required action for Linux Kernel: Apply updates per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if updates are unavailable. CISA set a federal remediation due date of 2024-07-17. After patching, verify the vulnerable path is no longer reachable before closing the finding.

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Same weakness: CWE-416 · Use After Free.