Cyber Resilience

CVE-2022-29581

HighPublic PoC

Published: 17 May 2022

Published
17 May 2022
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
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Patch
18 May 2022
CVSS Score v3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0019 40.2th percentile
Risk Priority 16 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2022-29581 is a high-severity Improper Update of Reference Count (CWE-911) vulnerability in Linux Linux Kernel. Its CVSS base score is 7.8 (High).

Operationally, ranked at the 40.2th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Improper Update of Reference Count vulnerability in net/sched of Linux Kernel allows local attacker to cause privilege escalation to root. This issue affects: Linux Kernel versions prior to 5.18; version 4.14 and later versions.

CWE(s)
CWE-911NVD-CWE-Other

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

linux
linux kernel
4.14 — 4.14.278 · 4.15 — 4.19.241 · 4.20 — 5.4.191
debian
debian linux
10.0
canonical
ubuntu linux
14.04, 16.04, 18.04, 20.04, 22.04
netapp
h300s firmware
all versions
netapp
h500s firmware
all versions
netapp
h700s firmware
all versions
netapp
h300e firmware
all versions
netapp
h500e firmware
all versions
netapp
h700e firmware
all versions
netapp
h410s firmware
all versions
+1 more product configuration(s) — see NVD for full list

Mitigating Controls

No mitigating controls mapped yet. The per-CVE control annotator has not reached this CVE.

References