CVE-2022-0492

 

Published at: - 03-03-2022 08:15

Last modified: - 26-10-2022 01:44

Total changes: - 11

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.

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

 

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Reference

• https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=24f6008564183aa120d07c03d9289519c2fe02af
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2051505
• [debian-lts-announce] 20220309 [SECURITY] [DLA 2941-1] linux-4.19 security update-Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• [debian-lts-announce] 20220309 [SECURITY] [DLA 2940-1] linux security update-Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• DSA-5096-Third Party Advisory
• DSA-5095-Third Party Advisory
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166444/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0085-1.html
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220419-0002/
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167386/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0086-1.html

 

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