Vulnerability Details : CVE-2022-0492

Public exploit exists!
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.
Published 2022-03-03 19:15:09
Updated 2023-12-07 15:15:08
Source Red Hat, Inc.
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: BypassGain privilege

Products affected by CVE-2022-0492

Threat overview for CVE-2022-0492

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2022-0492
Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 80
IPs affected by CVE-2022-0492 90,321
Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-0492

EPSS FAQ
7.72%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 91 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

Metasploit modules for CVE-2022-0492

  • Docker cgroups Container Escape
    Disclosure Date: 2022-02-04
    First seen: 2023-12-07
    exploit/linux/local/docker_cgroup_escape
    This exploit module takes advantage of a Docker image which has either the privileged flag, or SYS_ADMIN Linux capability. If the host kernel is vulnerable, its possible to escape the Docker image and achieve root on the host operating system. A vulnerability was foun

CVSS scores for CVE-2022-0492

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
6.9
 MEDIUM AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
3.4
10.0
 NIST
7.8
 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1.8
5.9
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2022-0492

  • When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.
    Assigned by:
    • nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
    • secalert@redhat.com (Secondary)
  • The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2022-0492

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