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CVE-2022-32250

CVE-2022-32250HIGH

n/a n/a — net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c in the Linux kernel through 5.18.1 allows a local user (able to create user/net namespaces) to escalate pri…

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   L   N  U  H  H  H    7.8   .0291   86.8     —

AFFECTED
  Product  Versions  Fixed
  n/a      n/a –     —

TIMELINE
  Jun 2   Reserved by mitre
  Jun 2   Published (CNA: mitre)
  Oct 14  ENRICHED — CVE-2022-32250. Received CVSS 7.8 and CPE data from NVD.
  Oct 14  EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2022-32250. Public exploit reference added.

CWE-416 · CNA: mitre · CVSS v3.1 · 19 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c in the Linux kernel through 5.18.1 allows a local user (able to create user/net namespaces) to escalate privileges to root because an incorrect NFT_STATEFUL_EXPR check leads to a use-after-free.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 4 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
June 2, 2022	Reserved	Reserved by mitre
June 2, 2022	Published	Published (CNA: mitre)
October 14, 2026	ENRICHED	ENRICHED — CVE-2022-32250. Received CVSS 7.8 and CPE data from NVD.
October 14, 2026	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2022-32250. Public exploit reference added.

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
n/a	n/a	—	n/a	—

Weaknesses

CWE-416

References (19)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/06/03/1 [Exploit, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/06/04/1 [Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/06/20/1 [Mailing List, Third Party Advisory]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/07/03/5 [Mailing List, Third Party Advisory]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/07/03/6 [Mailing List, Third Party Advisory]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/08/25/1 [Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/02/9 [Mailing List, Third Party Advisory]
https://blog.theori.io/research/CVE-2022-32250-linux-kernel-lpe-2022/ [Exploit, Third Party Advisory]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2092427 [Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory]
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-794697.html
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net.git/commit/net/netfilter?id=520778042ccca019f3ffa136dd0ca565c486cedd [Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory]
https://github.com/theori-io/CVE-2022-32250-exploit [Exploit, Third Party Advisory]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/07/msg00000.html [Mailing List, Third Party Advisory]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MO6Y3TC4WUUNKRP7OQA26OVTZTPCS6F2/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UIZTJOJCVVEJVOQSCHE6IJQKMPISHQ5L/
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220715-0005/ [Third Party Advisory]
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5161 [Third Party Advisory]
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5173 [Third Party Advisory]
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/05/31/1 [Exploit, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory]

Authoritative record: CVE-2022-32250 at cve.org

Weaknesses: CWE-416

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