CVE-2022-29581

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    CVE-2022-29581

    Published: 17 May 2022Last Modified: 12 Aug 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Improper Update of Reference Count vulnerability in net/sched of Linux Kernel allows local attacker to cause privilege escalation to root. This issue affects: Linux Kernel versions prior to 5.18; version 4.14 and later versions.

    References: http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167386/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0086-1.html, http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168191/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0089-1.html, https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3db09e762dc79584a69c10d74a6b98f89a9979f8, https://kernel.dance/#3db09e762dc79584a69c10d74a6b98f89a9979f8, https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/29xxx/CVE-2022-29581.json, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-29581, https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220629-0005/, https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5173, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/05/18/2

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -4b0986a3613c92f4ec1bdc7f60ec66fea135991f

    Affected versions

    4.14

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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