CVE-2022-36879

high
Published 2023-05-09 · Modified 2023-05-09
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
VIR risk
8.0

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-36879

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-36879.html

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: redhat — https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:2458

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: redhat — https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:2148

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
arch archfixed6.2-1
redhat rhel9fixed
suse slesaffected
debian debianbookwormfixed5.18.16-1
debian debianbullseyefixed5.10.136-1
debian debianforkyfixed5.18.16-1
debian debiansidfixed5.18.16-1
debian debiantrixiefixed5.18.16-1

References

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.