PT-2022-3532 · Linux+4 · Linux Kernel+4

Published 2022-05-31 · Updated 2026-03-16 · CVE-2022-1972

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to a buffer overflow in the nftable filtering and classification subsystem of the Linux kernel. Exploitation of this issue may allow an attacker to elevate their privileges to the root level. The vulnerability can be exploited by a local user through manipulation of rules in nftables, requiring access to nftables, which can be obtained in a separate namespace with certain privileges.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

ALSA-2025_16880

ALT-PU-2022-2052

ALT-PU-2022-2054

ALT-PU-2022-2158

BDU:2022-04315

CVE-2022-1972

DSA-5161-1

LSN-0087-1

LSN-0089-1

MGASA-2022-0229

MGASA-2022-0230

OESA-2022-1714

OPENSUSE-SU-2022:2177-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2022_2078-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2022_2079-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2022_2520-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2022_2615-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:12146-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:13704-1

SUSE-SU-2022:2078-1

SUSE-SU-2022:2079-1

SUSE-SU-2022:2177-1

SUSE-SU-2022:2216-1

SUSE-SU-2022:2239-1

SUSE-SU-2022:2245-1

SUSE-SU-2022:2262-1

SUSE-SU-2022:2268-1

SUSE-SU-2022:2520-1

SUSE-SU-2022:2615-1

USN-5468-1

USN-5469-1

USN-5470-1

USN-5471-1

ZDI-26-193

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Linuxmint

Linux Kernel

Suse

Ubuntu

References · 648

• 🔥 https://github.com/randorisec/CVE-2022-1972-infoleak-PoC · Exploit
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-1836 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-0168 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2022:2245-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-5471-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-1353 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-1012 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1974 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2022:2520-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-1972 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-5470-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MGASA-2022-0230 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-1966 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MGASA-2022-0229 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-28388 · Vendor Advisory