CVE-2022-2602
MediumPublic PoC
Published: 08 January 2024
Published
08 January 2024
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1
5.3
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
EPSS Score
0.0138
80.7th percentile
Risk Priority
11
60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS
Summary
CVE-2022-2602 is a medium-severity Use After Free (CWE-416) vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux. Its CVSS base score is 5.3 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 19.3% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-34849
Vulnerability details
io_uring UAF, Unix SCM garbage collection
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
linux
linux kernel
≤ 6.0.19
canonical
ubuntu linux
18.04, 20.04, 22.04, 22.10
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
addresses: CWE-416
Use-after-free exploits that achieve arbitrary code execution are blocked or significantly hardened by non-executable pages and ASLR.