CVE-2022-24122
Published on: 01/29/2022 12:00:00 AM UTC
Last Modified on: 04/01/2022 02:16:00 PM UTC
Certain versions of Fedora from Fedoraproject contain the following vulnerability:
kernel/ucount.c in the Linux kernel 5.14 through 5.16.4, when unprivileged user namespaces are enabled, allows a use-after-free and privilege escalation because a ucounts object can outlive its namespace.
- CVE-2022-24122 has been assigned by
[email protected] to track the vulnerability - currently rated as HIGH severity.
CVSS3 Score: 7.8 - HIGH
Attack Vector ⓘ |
Attack Complexity |
Privileges Required |
User Interaction |
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LOCAL | LOW | LOW | NONE |
Scope | Confidentiality Impact |
Integrity Impact |
Availability Impact |
UNCHANGED | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH |
CVSS2 Score: 6.9 - MEDIUM
Access Vector ⓘ |
Access Complexity |
Authentication |
---|---|---|
LOCAL | MEDIUM | NONE |
Confidentiality Impact |
Integrity Impact |
Availability Impact |
COMPLETE | COMPLETE | COMPLETE |
CVE References
Description | Tags ⓘ | Link |
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[SECURITY] Fedora 35 Update: kernel-tools-5.16.5-200.fc35 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists | lists.fedoraproject.org text/html |
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[SECURITY] Fedora 34 Update: kernel-headers-5.16.5-100.fc34 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists | lists.fedoraproject.org text/html |
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kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree | git.kernel.org text/html |
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ucount: Make get_ucount a safe get_user replacement · torvalds/[email protected] · GitHub | github.com text/html |
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oss-security - Linux kernel: use-after-free of user namespace on shm and mqueue destruction | www.openwall.com text/html |
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CVE-2022-24122 Linux Kernel Vulnerability in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security | security.netapp.com text/html |
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Related QID Numbers
- 198659 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (OEM) Vulnerabilities (USN-5278-1)
- 282337 Fedora Security Update for kernel (FEDORA-2022-57fd391bf8)
- 282339 Fedora Security Update for kernel (FEDORA-2022-667a5c6e26)
- 901887 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (8451-1)
- 906351 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (8451-2)
Exploit/POC from Github
CVE-2022-24122 Proof of Concept
Known Affected Configurations (CPE V2.3)
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:h:netapp:baseboard_management_controller_h300e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:netapp:baseboard_management_controller_h300e_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:h:netapp:baseboard_management_controller_h300s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:netapp:baseboard_management_controller_h300s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:h:netapp:baseboard_management_controller_h410c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:netapp:baseboard_management_controller_h410c_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:h:netapp:baseboard_management_controller_h410s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:netapp:baseboard_management_controller_h410s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:h:netapp:baseboard_management_controller_h500e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:netapp:baseboard_management_controller_h500e_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:h:netapp:baseboard_management_controller_h500s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:netapp:baseboard_management_controller_h500s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:h:netapp:baseboard_management_controller_h700e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:netapp:baseboard_management_controller_h700e_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:h:netapp:baseboard_management_controller_h700s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:netapp:baseboard_management_controller_h700s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE
Social Mentions
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CVE-2022-24122 | 2022-01-29 23:38:03 |