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CVE-2022-29581

HIGH
Published 2022-05-17T16:50:12.000Z
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CVSS Score

V3.1
7.8
/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2023.03.01
0.000
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 0.0% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-01-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.051
Higher than 5.1% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH

Description

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.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

Related News

No news articles found for this CVE.

Affected Products

Linux

Kernel

Affected Versions:

unspecified 4.14

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

⚠ Unreviewed HIGH

GHSA-jr5c-f7v3-7g8c

Advisory 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.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

7.5

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-29581
WEB https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3db09e762dc79584a69c10d74a6b98f89a9979f8
WEB https://kernel.dance/#3db09e762dc79584a69c10d74a6b98f89a9979f8
WEB https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220629-0005
WEB https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5173
WEB http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167386/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0086-1.html
WEB http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168191/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0089-1.html
WEB http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/05/18/2

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: May 18, 2022, Modified: May 27, 2022

References

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3db09e762dc79584a69c10d74a6b98f89a9979f8
https://kernel.dance/#3db09e762dc79584a69c10d74a6b98f89a9979f8
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/05/18/2
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167386/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0086-1.html
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220629-0005/
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5173
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168191/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0089-1.html
Published: 2022-05-17T16:50:12.000Z
Last Modified: 2025-04-21T13:53:27.216Z
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