CVE-2022-0492 vulnerability in Canonical and Other Products
Published on March 3, 2022
Known Exploited Vulnerability
This Linux Kernel Improper Authentication Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. Linux Kernel contains an improper authentication vulnerability which could allow for privilege escalation via the cgroups v1 release_agent feature.
The following remediation steps are recommended / required by June 5, 2026: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2022-0492 is exploitable with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. This vulnerability is known to be actively exploited by threat actors. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
What is an authentification Vulnerability?
When an actor claims to have a given identity, the software does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.
CVE-2022-0492 has been classified to as an authentification vulnerability or weakness.
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Exploit Probability
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