CVE-2022-49919
Medium
Elevated severity or exploit probability.
CVSS base
7.8
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
0.2%
5.0th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness / dates
CWE-416
Published 2025-05-01 · modified 2026-08-04
CVSS breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
| Attack Vector | L | Local |
| Attack Complexity | L | Low |
| Privileges Required | L | Low |
| User Interaction | N | None |
| Scope | U | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | H | High |
| Integrity | H | High |
| Availability | H | High |
Timeline
- 2025-05-01 — Published (NVD)
- 2026-08-04 — Last modified (NVD)
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_tables: release flow rule object from commit path No need to postpone this to the commit release path, since no packets are walking over this object, this is accessed from control plane only. This helped uncovered UAF triggered by races with the netlink notifier.
Affected
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/26b5934ff4194e13196bedcba373cd4915071d0e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ab6f96444e936f5e4a936d5c0bc948144bcded3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6044791b7be707fd0e709f26e961a446424e5051
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/74fd5839467054cd9c4d050614d3ee8788386171
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2d7a92aff0fbd93c29d2aa6451fb99f050e2c4e