Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2022-0492 is a Linux kernel privilege-escalation flaw involving cgroups v1. Under certain conditions, a lower-privileged local user or containerized process could gain higher privileges or break expected namespace isolation. Because CISA lists it in KEV, treat it as known exploited and prioritize remediation on Linux hosts, especially container platforms. Linux systems using affected kernel builds are the primary exposure. Container hosts using cgroups v1 deserve special review because the issue can affect namespace isolation. The provided affected data is limited and lists kernel 5.17 rc3; use distribution advisories and vendor backports to determine actual exposure. High priority. This is a known-exploited Linux kernel flaw with privilege-escalation and container-isolation implications. Patch internet-facing, shared, and container-hosting Linux infrastructure first, then complete fleet-wide kernel validation. Mitigation focus: Apply vendor-supported Linux kernel updates addressing CVE-2022-0492.; For Debian, review DSA-5095, DSA-5096, DLA-2940-1, and DLA-2941-1.; Confirm whether your vendor backported the upstream kernel fix..
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- High
- CVSS
- 7.8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- Yes
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CISA KEV status
SSVC decision data
CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H1.85.9CISA-ADPVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.8HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Vulnerability timeline
Timeline events are normalized from CVE metadata, CNA source timelines, ADP timelines, and KEV metadata when present.
- CVE reservedCVE Program
The CVE ID was reserved by the assigning CNA.
- CVE publishedCVE Program
The CVE record was published.
- Added to KEVCISA-ADP
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities metadata lists this CVE as known exploited.
- ADP timelineCISA-ADP
CVE-2022-0492 added to CISA KEV
- CVE updatedCVE Program
The CVE record metadata indicates this as the latest update time.
ADP provider summaries
- 2026-06-02T00:00:00.000Z: CVE-2022-0492 added to CISA KEV
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2051505CVE reference, redhat
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=24f6008564183aa120d07c03d9289519c2fe02afCVE reference, redhat
- [debian-lts-announce] 20220309 [SECURITY] [DLA 2940-1] linux security updateCVE reference, redhat · mailing-list
- [debian-lts-announce] 20220309 [SECURITY] [DLA 2941-1] linux-4.19 security updateCVE reference, redhat · mailing-list
- DSA-5095CVE reference, redhat · vendor-advisory
- DSA-5096CVE reference, redhat · vendor-advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220419-0002/CVE reference, redhat
- CISA KEVCVE reference, CISA-ADP · government-resource
Products and packages named in the record
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Improper Authentication
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