CVE-2022-0492
HIGH7.8⚠ KEVEPSS 5.2%Linux Kernel Improper Authentication Vulnerability
Published: 3/3/2022Modified: 4/28/2026Added to CISA KEV: 6/2/2026
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 packages (1)
- Debian/linuxfrom 0, < 5.10.103-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |