net/netfilter/nf_dup_netdev.c in the Linux kernel 5.4 through 5.6.10 allows local users to gain privileges because of a heap out-of-bounds write. This is related to nf_tables_offload.
CVE-2022-25636
Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-02-25. NVD baseline CVSS 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 7.8
- EG Score
- 7.8(medium)
- EG Risk
- 56(Track)EG Risk 56/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity78% × 45%Exploitation40% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS
- 83.9%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
February 24, 2022
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (18)
- cve@mitrehttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166444/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0085-1.html
- cve@mitrehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/02/22/1
- cve@mitrehttps://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netfilter/nf.git/commit/?id=b1a5983f56e371046dcf164f90bfaf704d2b89f6
- cve@mitrehttps://github.com/Bonfee/CVE-2022-25636
- cve@mitrehttps://nickgregory.me/linux/security/2022/03/12/cve-2022-25636/
- cve@mitrehttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220325-0002/
- cve@mitrehttps://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5095
- cve@mitrehttps://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/02/21/2
- cve@mitrehttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166444/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0085-1.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/02/22/1
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netfilter/nf.git/commit/?id=b1a5983f56e371046dcf164f90bfaf704d2b89f6
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/Bonfee/CVE-2022-25636
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://nickgregory.me/linux/security/2022/03/12/cve-2022-25636/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220325-0002/
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2022-25636(6)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- RHSA-2022:4896Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Virtualization security, bug fix, and enhancement update [ovirt-4.5.0]
- RHSA-2022:1550Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security and bug fix update
- RHSA-2022:1555Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel-rt security and bug fix update
- RHSA-2022:1455Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- RHSA-2022:1418Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: kpatch-patch security update
- RHSA-2022:1413Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel-rt security and bug fix update
Patch Availability(10)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | linux-headers-azure-fde (5.4.0.1072.75+cvm1.18) @ focal | 2026-05-26 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-lowlatency (5.13.0.35.44) @ impish | 2026-05-26 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-unsigned-5.13.0-1010-intel (5.13.0-1010.10) @ focal | 2026-05-26 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | lowlatency-4.4 (4.4.0-168) @ xenial | 2026-05-26 | ubuntu |
| redhat | redhat-virtualization-host-0:4.5.0-202205291010_8.6 | 2022-06-03 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:4.18.0-348.23.1.el8_5 | 2022-04-26 | redhat |
| redhat | kpatch-patch | 2022-04-26 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-rt-0:4.18.0-348.23.1.rt7.153.el8_5 | 2022-04-26 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:4.18.0-305.45.1.el8_4 | 2022-04-20 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-rt-0:4.18.0-305.45.1.rt7.117.el8_4 | 2022-04-19 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
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Publicly available exploits
(3 references)Working exploit code is in the public domain (3 GitHub PoCs). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- GitHub PoCveritas501/CVE-2022-25636-PipeVersionFirst seen Apr 5, 2022
CVE-2022-25636 exploit rewritten with pipe primitive
Open source ↗ - GitHub PoCchenaotian/CVE-2022-25636First seen Mar 24, 2022
CVE-2022-0185 analysis write up
Open source ↗ - GitHub PoCBonfee/CVE-2022-25636First seen Mar 7, 2022
CVE-2022-25636
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