CVE-2022-0492
Published: March 3, 2022Last modified: July 18, 2024
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.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.8 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | LOW |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity impact | HIGH |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | Stream | linux-lts | Not affected (6.1.33-r0) |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166444/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0085-1.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167386/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0086-1.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176099/Docker-cgroups-Container-Escape.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2051505
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=24f6008564183aa120d07c03d9289519c2fe02af
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00011.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00012.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220419-0002/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5095
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5096