CVE-2022-2588: linux kernel vulnerability

It was discovered that the cls_route filter implementation in the Linux kernel would not remove an old filter from the hashtable before freeing it if its handle had the value 0.
CVE-2022-2588CVSS 5.3Linux

CVE-2022-2588: linux kernel vulnerability

It was discovered that the cls_route filter implementation in the Linux kernel would not remove an old filter from the hashtable before freeing it if its handle had the value 0.

CVSS
5.3 MEDIUM
EPSS
92.67%
Known exploited
not in KEV
Product
linux kernel

What is known

It was discovered that the cls_route filter implementation in the Linux kernel would not remove an old filter from the hashtable before freeing it if its handle had the value 0.

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