CVE-2022-0492
Linux Kernel Improper Authentication Vulnerability is confirmed as actively exploited and is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
CISA notes
This vulnerability affects a common open-source component, third-party library, or a protocol used by different products. Please check with specific vendors for information on patching status. For more information, please see: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=24f6008564183aa120d07c03d9289519c2fe02af ; https://www.kernel.org/ ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0492
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.
Severity
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation Context
as of October 13, 2026- CISA added CVE-2022-0492 to the KEV catalog 1,552 days after its CVE record was published. The median for entries added in 2026 so far is 15 days.
- It is one of 31 Linux Kernel entries in the CISA KEV catalog, and one of 8 added in 2026.
- Its current EPSS score (5.5%) is higher than that of 19% of CISA KEV entries.
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| - | kernel | kernel 5.17 rc3 |
References
10 Links- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2051505
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=24f6008564183aa120d07c03d9289519c2fe02af
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166444/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0085-1.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220419-0002/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167386/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0086-1.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176099/Docker-cgroups-Container-Escape.html
Record Details
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