CVE-2022-32250

CVE-2022-32250 is a high-severity use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's netfilter component (nf_tables_api.c), affecting versions through 5.18.1, including Debian, Fedora, and NetApp products. A local attacker with user/net namespace creation privileges can exploit this flaw to achieve root privilege escalation. With a CVSS score of 7.8, it has low attack complexity and can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog or having public exploits in Metasploit or ExploitDB, there is community discussion, including a Reddit post detailing exploitation against Ubuntu 22.04 and kernel 5.15, indicating active research and potential for exploitation.