CVE-2022-0492 - CVE House
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Status published Unknown CVE-2022-0492

A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel’s cgroup_release_agent_write in...

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

kernel
Vulnerable Versions:
kernel 5.17 rc3

Timeline

Official Publish: March 3rd, 2022
Last Modified: June 3rd, 2026
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

No vector data available

Weaknesses (CWE)