CVE-2022-29581
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.8 High
- Published
- May 17, 2022
- Updated
- Apr 21, 2025
- Reserved
- Apr 22, 2022
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Weaknesses
- CWE-911 Improper Update of Reference Count
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
KernelLinux |
|
References
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3db09e762dc79584a69c10d74a6b98f89a9979f8
- https://kernel.dance/#3db09e762dc79584a69c10d74a6b98f89a9979f8
- [oss-security] 20220518 CVE-2022-29581: Linux kernel cls_u32 UAFmailing-list
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167386/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0086-1.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220629-0005/
- DSA-5173vendor-advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168191/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0089-1.html
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