CVE-2022-36879

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.

5.5

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 3.1 •

EPSS 0.03%

Vendor Advisory debian.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit?id=f85daf0e725358be78dfd208dea5fd665d8cb901	patch mailing list third party advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f85daf0e725358be78dfd208dea5fd665d8cb901	third party advisory patch
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5207	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220901-0007/	third party advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00011.html	third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00000.html	third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-36879?: CVE-2022-36879 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-36879?: To fix CVE-2022-36879, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2022-36879 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2022-36879 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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