Public proof of conceptFix available

CVE-2022-36946

Q: Is CVE-2022-36946 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2022-36946 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 8.9% on 2026-10-23, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Q: What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-36946?

CVE-2022-36946 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

Published2022-07-27
Fixed in5.18.16 · 5.15.59 · 5.10.135 · 5.4.209 · 4.19.255 · 4.14.291

Am I affected?

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Description

nfqnl_mangle in net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c in the Linux kernel through 5.18.14 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) because, in the case of an nf_queue verdict with a one-byte nfta_payload attribute, an skb_pull can encounter a negative skb->len.

Timeline

dates in UTC

2022-07-2720:15CVE publishedNVD
2026-10-2319:23First public proof of conceptPoC-in-GitHub

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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Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2022-36946?format=txt
CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2022-36946?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD

Linux linux kernel

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
5.x	≥ 5.16, < 5.18.16	5.18.16	NVD
5.x	≥ 5.11, < 5.15.59	5.15.59	NVD
5.x	≥ 5.5, < 5.10.135	5.10.135	NVD
5.4	≥ 4.20, < 5.4.209	5.4.209	NVD
4.x	≥ 4.15, < 4.19.255	4.19.255	NVD
4.x	≥ 4.10, < 4.14.291	4.14.291	NVD
4.9	≥ 2.6.14, < 4.9.326	4.9.326	NVD

Debian debian linux

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
10.0	= 10.0	no fix published	NVD
11.0	= 11.0	no fix published	NVD

Netapp active iq unified manager

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
—	all versions	no fix published	NVD

4 more products in the sources.

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 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1and 27 other packages
kernelAlmaLinux:8all versions · fixed in 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8and 24 other packages
kernel-rtAlmaLinux:9all versions · fixed in 5.14.0-162.6.1.rt21.168.el9_1and 11 other packages
kernel-rtAlmaLinux:8all versions · fixed in 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8and 11 other packages

Full record on NVD

Fix

Update Linux linux kernel to 5.18.16 · 5.15.59 · 5.10.135 · 5.4.209 · 4.19.255 · 4.14.291 · 4.9.326

Advisories and patches

marc.infoPatch

Detection

read 2026-10-23 19:23 UTC

Nuclei template: none so far
Exploit-DB: no entry
Proof-of-concept repositories: 2 repositories, unverifiedPwnzer0tt1/CVE-2022-36946Satheesh575555/linux-4.19.72_CVE-2022-36946

Sources

CISA-ADPSSVC decisionnone2025-04-23
OpenCVESSVC decisionnone—
CISA-ADPCVSS 3.17.52025-05-05
NVDCVSS 3.17.5read 2026-10-23
FIRST EPSSEPSS score8.9 %2026-10-23
PoC-in-GitHubproof of concept2read 2026-10-23
OSVaffected packages—

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published: 2022-07-27
Last Modified: 2026-10-14
NVD status: Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-36946?

Is CVE-2022-36946 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2022-36946 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 8.9% on 2026-10-23, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-36946?

CVE-2022-36946 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

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