Vulnerability · CVE-2022-2509
A vulnerability found in gnutls.
Published Aug 1, 2022 · catalog updated Oct 14, 2026 · A vulnerability found in
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No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2022-2509. EPSS is 2.13%. Act only if a listed version of A vulnerability found in is installed.
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- Severity
- High7.5
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 2.13%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe debian/debian linux · cpe fedoraproject/fedora · cpe gnu/gnutls · cpe redhat/enterprise linux
A vulnerability found in gnutls. This security flaw happens because of a double free error occurs during verification of pkcs7 signatures in gnutls_pkcs7_verify function.
Are you affected?
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- cpe debian/debian linux10.0
- cpe debian/debian linux11.0
- cpe fedoraproject/fedora35
- cpe gnu/gnutlsversion unspecified
- cpe redhat/enterprise linux8.0
- cpe redhat/enterprise linux9.0
How to fix CVE-2022-2509
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2022-2509. EPSS is 2.13%. Act only if a listed version of A vulnerability found in is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with debian/debian linux 10.0; debian/debian linux 11.0; redhat/enterprise linux 8.0; redhat/enterprise linux 9.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-415: Double Free. EPSS 2.13%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Aug 1, 2022 · NIST NVD
Detected
A vulnerability found in gnutls. This security flaw happens because of a double free error occurs during verification of pkcs7 signatures in gnutls_pkcs7_verify function.
Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
A vulnerability found in gnutls. This security flaw happens because of a double free error occurs during verification of pkcs7 signatures in gnutls_pkcs7_verify function.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2022-2509
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2022-2509
30-day exploitation probability 2.1%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2022-2509
A vulnerability found in gnutls. This security flaw happens because of a double free error occurs during verification of pkcs7 signatures in gnutls_pkcs7_verify function.
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 16, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.