CVE-2022-2588: The Linux Kernel Organization linux

Affected products, as the CNA wrote them
Vendor	Product	Versions
The Linux Kernel Organization	linux Package name: linux	affected before 6.0~rc1 semver

Not analysed yet

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Severity and exploitation

Score	Rating	CVSS	Vector	Source
5.3	Medium	3.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H	CNA (canonical)

CISA KEV Not listed.
EPSS 0.059, the 93rd percentile, on 5 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Timeline

This record came from the full history of the CVE Program, published 8 Jan 2024. New records show when each source confirmed them.

Sources

References from the CNA

ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5565-1 third-party-advisory
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5562-1 third-party-advisory
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/08/09/6 issue-tracking
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5582-1 third-party-advisory
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-2588 issue-tracking
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5564-1 third-party-advisory
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5566-1 third-party-advisory
www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1117/ issue-tracking
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5588-1 third-party-advisory
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5560-1 third-party-advisory
github.com/Markakd/CVE-2022-2588 issue-tracking
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5567-1 third-party-advisory
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5560-2 third-party-advisory
lore.kernel.org/netdev/[email protected]/T/#u issue-tracking
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5557-1 third-party-advisory

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