CVE-2022-2588

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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.

Published: 2024-01-08 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2022-2588 is rated High Exploit Risk (71.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 54.87%, 98th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2022-2588

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-2588

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-28 54.31% 54.87% +0.57%
2 2026-04-21 54.43% 54.31% -0.12%
3 2026-04-13 — 54.43% —

Full EPSS history (48 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-2588

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.0 4.2 [email protected]
7.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.8 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-2588

OS Trackers for CVE-2022-2588

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2022-2588 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (linux), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-2588
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-2588
suse high — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-2588/
ubuntu high CVE-2022-2588 high priority: Ubuntu including 167 source packages (linux, linux-allwinner, …), 1963 status rows across 14 suites (bionic, focal, hirsute, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 1505, released 208, not-affected 166, ignored 83, needed 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-2588

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-2588

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
linux linux_kernel < 4.9.326 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 4.10, < 4.14.291 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 4.15, < 4.19.256 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 4.20, < 5.4.211 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 5.5, < 5.10.137 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.61 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 5.18.18 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 5.19, < 5.19.2 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 14.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 16.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 18.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 20.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 22.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-2588

URL Tags
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-2588 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/Markakd/CVE-2022-2588 Exploit
https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/[email protected]/T/#u Mailing List Patch
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5557-1 Third Party Advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5560-1 Third Party Advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5560-2 Third Party Advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5562-1 Third Party Advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5564-1 Third Party Advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5565-1 Third Party Advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5566-1 Third Party Advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5567-1 Third Party Advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5582-1 Third Party Advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5588-1 Third Party Advisory
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/08/09/6 Mailing List
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1117/ Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
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