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CVE-2022-2585

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

  • Published2024-01-08
  • Fixed in5.19.2 · 5.18.18 · 5.15.61 · 5.10.137
  • WeaknessCWE-416

Am I affected?

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Description

It was discovered that when exec'ing from a non-leader thread, armed POSIX CPU timers would be left on a list but freed, leading to a use-after-free.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2024-01-0818:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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Versions per branch

NVD
Linux linux kernel
BranchAffectedFixed in
5.19≥ 5.19, < 5.19.25.19.2
5.x≥ 5.16, < 5.18.185.18.18
5.x≥ 5.11, < 5.15.615.15.61
5.x≥ 5.7, < 5.10.1375.10.137
Canonical ubuntu linux
BranchAffectedFixed in
20.4= 20.04no fix published
22.4= 22.04no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • kernelAlmaLinux:9all versions · fixed in 5.14.0-70.30.1.el9_0and 27 other packages
  • kernel-rtAlmaLinux:9all versions · fixed in 5.14.0-70.30.1.rt21.102.el9_0and 11 other packages

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Update Linux linux kernel to 5.19.2 · 5.18.18 · 5.15.61 · 5.10.137

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionnone2024-04-02
  • OpenCVESSVC decisionnone—
  • CNACVSS 3.15.3read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 3.17.8read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-416read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-416read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score1.3 %2026-10-23
  • OSVaffected packages—

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2024-01-08
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-2585?

It was discovered that when exec'ing from a non-leader thread, armed POSIX CPU timers would be left on a list but freed, leading to a use-after-free.

Is CVE-2022-2585 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2022-2585 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.3% on 2026-10-23, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-2585?

CVE-2022-2585 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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