CVE-2022-0492
published 2022-03-03CVE-2022-0492: 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…
high7.8CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH
KEVEXPLOIT
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilitydue 2026-06-05
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
56 ranges· showing 25
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | linux | < linux 5.16.7-1 (bookworm) | linux 5.16.7-1 (bookworm) |
| fedoraproject | fedora | — | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | — | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | — | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 5.10.103-1 | 5.10.103-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 5.16.7-1 | 5.16.7-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 5.16.7-1 | 5.16.7-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 5.16.7-1 | 5.16.7-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 4.15.0-173.182 | 4.15.0-173.182 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 5.4.0-105.119 | 5.4.0-105.119 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 4.4.0-222.255 | 4.4.0-222.255 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 4.4.0-227.261 | 4.4.0-227.261 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 4.15.0-180.189 | 4.15.0-180.189 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 4.15.0-173.182 | 4.15.0-173.182 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 5.4.0-117.132 | 5.4.0-117.132 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 5.4.0-105.119 | 5.4.0-105.119 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 5.15.0-37.39 | 5.15.0-37.39 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.17.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
osv7.8HIGH
vulncheck7.8HIGH
cisa7.8HIGH