CVE-2022-36879

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.32% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 24.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

5.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2022-07-27 03:27Z4 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-05-05 16:13Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2022-07-27

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 5.5)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-911Improper Update of Reference CountBase

Data version

5.1

Document digest

6754b0dd3b9b9df8718ccdc34cd2d3736ee40878606db80363d5df775a401cd0

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit?id=f85daf0e725358be78dfd208dea5fd665d8cb901x_refsource_MISC
• github.comhttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f85daf0e725358be78dfd208dea5fd665d8cb901x_refsource_MISC
• www.debian.orgDSA-5207https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5207vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
• security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220901-0007/x_refsource_CONFIRM
• lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20220911 [SECURITY] [DLA 3102-1] linux-5.10 new packagehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00011.htmlmailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20221002 [SECURITY] [DLA 3131-1] linux security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00000.htmlmailing-listx_refsource_MLIST