CVE-2022-2586

CISA description

Linux Kernel contains a use-after-free vulnerability in the nft_object, allowing local attackers to escalate privileges.

Required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if updates are unavailable.

Notes & references

• This vulnerability affects a common open-source component, third-party library, or a protocol used by different products. For more information, please see: https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2022/q3/131
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2586

Where this lands in 800-53

Vulnerability data triggers these controls during assessment and continuous monitoring.

• RA-5 · Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning
• SI-2 · Flaw Remediation
• CM-6 · Configuration Settings
• SI-7 · Software, Firmware, and Information Integrity
• CM-8 · System Component Inventory

External lookups

• NVD · CVE-2022-2586
• CVE.org · CVE-2022-2586
• CISA KEV catalog (canonical)