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CVE-2022-36879

Published: Jul 27, 2022Updated: May 5, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDU csafNVD-CWE-Other
5.5MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 76.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.18.14. xfrm_expand_policies in net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c can cause a refcount to be dropped twice.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

netapp
commercial·US
a700s firmware
Hardware Firmware
active iq unified manager
Hardware Firmware
e-series santricity os controller
Hardware Firmware
hci bootstrap os
Hardware Firmware
aff 8300 firmware
Hardware Firmware
fas 8300 firmware
Hardware Firmware
aff 8700 firmware
Hardware Firmware
fas 8700 firmware
Hardware Firmware
linux
oss-projectaka the linux kernel
linux kernelOn-premOS
Operating Systems
debian
oss-project·GBaka debian gnu/linux
debian linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
ООО «РусБИТех-Астра»
commercial·RUaka rusbitech-astra
Astra Linux Special EditionOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
ООО «Ред Софт»
commercial·RUaka red soft
РЕД ОСOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
АО «НППКТ»
commercial·RU
ОСОН ОСнова ОnyxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
and 16 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
Workaround Available
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References

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit?id=f85daf0e725358be78dfd208dea5fd665d8cb901
git.kernel.org
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f85daf0e725358be78dfd208dea5fd665d8cb901
github.com
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00011.html
lists.debian.org
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