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CVE-2022-0492 Linux Kernel Improper Authentication Vulnerability

Active exploitation observed

· CISA KEV catalogue
Required action Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Ransomware campaigns Not observed so far
Weakness CWE-862, CWE-287

Description

A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel’s cgroup_release_agent_write in the kernel/cgroup/cgroup-v1.c function. This flaw, under certain circumstances, allows the use of the cgroups v1 release_agent feature to escalate privileges and bypass the namespace isolation unexpectedly.

Affected products and versions

Product Affected versions Fixed in
kernel Versions not published
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