Risk Letters

Exploited vulnerability

CVE-2022-0492

TLP:CLEAR

Linux Kernel Improper Authentication Vulnerability

Linux Kernel contains an improper authentication vulnerability which could allow for privilege escalation via the cgroups v1 release_agent feature.

Facts

  • Vendor: Linux
  • Product: Kernel
  • CVSS: 7.8
  • EPSS (probability of exploitation within 30 days): 5.5 %
  • On CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since: 2 June 2026
  • First known exploitation: 2 June 2026
  • CISA's deadline for US federal agencies: 5 June 2026
  • Weakness: CWE-287
  • First seen by Risk Letters: 2 June 2026

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Data: NVD (public domain), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, MITRE ATT&CK, AlienVault OTX. NVD