Risk Letters

Exploited vulnerability

CVE-2022-0847

TLP:CLEAR

Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Linux kernel contains an improper initialization vulnerability where an unprivileged local user could escalate their privileges on the system. This vulnerability has the moniker of "Dirty Pipe."

Facts

  • Vendor: Linux
  • Product: Kernel
  • CVSS: 7.8
  • EPSS (probability of exploitation within 30 days): 92.8 %
  • On CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since: 25 April 2022
  • First known exploitation: 25 April 2022
  • CISA's deadline for US federal agencies: 16 May 2022
  • Weakness: CWE-665
  • First seen by Risk Letters: 25 April 2022

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