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CVE-2022-0492

HIGH7.8
CISA KEV

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.

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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

CWE-287CWE-862

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.

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