CVE-2022-32250

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    CVE-2022-32250

    Published: 2 Jun 2022Last Modified: 15 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c in the Linux kernel through 5.18.1 allows a local user (able to create user/net namespaces) to escalate privileges to root because an incorrect NFT_STATEFUL_EXPR check leads to a use-after-free.

    References: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MO6Y3TC4WUUNKRP7OQA26OVTZTPCS6F2/, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UIZTJOJCVVEJVOQSCHE6IJQKMPISHQ5L/, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/06/20/1, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/07/03/6, https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220715-0005/, https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5161, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/07/03/5, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/02/9, https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/07/msg00000.html, https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5173, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2092427, https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net.git/commit/net/netfilter?id=520778042ccca019f3ffa136dd0ca565c486cedd, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/06/03/1, https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/05/31/1, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/06/04/1, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/08/25/1, https://github.com/theori-io/CVE-2022-32250-exploit, https://blog.theori.io/research/CVE-2022-32250-linux-kernel-lpe-2022/

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    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

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    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Required
    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
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    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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