CVE-2022-0492
Published 2022-03-03 · Updated 2026-06-17 · Source secalert@redhat.com
Summary
CVE-2022-0492 is a high-severity (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in Linux Kernel. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on June 2, 2026, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by June 5, 2026. CISA does not currently list it as used in ransomware campaigns. Linux has 32 vulnerabilities in the KEV catalog, 2 of them linked to ransomware.
All 32 known-exploited Linux vulnerabilities →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.
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability
Product: Linux — Kernel
Name: Linux Kernel Improper Authentication Vulnerability
Date added: 2026-06-02 · Due: 2026-06-05
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.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166444/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0085-1.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167386/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0086-1.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176099/Docker-cgroups-Container-Escape.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2051505
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=24f6008564183aa120d07c03d9289519c2fe02af
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00011.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00012.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220419-0002/

