CVE-2022-2588
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: January 8, 2024 at 05:50 PM UTC
Updated: October 14, 2026 at 02:17 PM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsLinux KernelUbuntu LinuxLinux
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 6%
SSVC
PoC
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 4.9.3264.10 ≤ v < 4.14.2914.15 ≤ v < 4.19.2564.20 ≤ v < 5.4.2115.11 ≤ v < 5.15.615.16 ≤ v < 5.18.185.19 ≤ v < 5.19.25.5 ≤ v < 5.10.137
Affected range stops below 4.14.291, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.19.256, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.9.326, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 5.10.137, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 5.15.61, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 5.18.18, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 5.19.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 5.4.211, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 6.0~rc1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (19)
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-2588Issue TrackingMailing ListPatch
Source: [email protected]
https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/[email protected]/T/#uSSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCPoCNot automatablePartial impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-416CWE-415
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