CVE-2022-24122
mediumpriority · track · 41EPSS 0.010 · 63 %ileexploit · PoCEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
kernel/ucount.c in the Linux kernel 5.14 through 5.16.4, when unprivileged user namespaces are enabled, allows a use-after-free and privilege escalation because a ucounts object can outlive its namespace.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.9–7.8
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
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- meowmeowxw/CVE-2022-24122CVE-2022-24122 Proof of ConceptPoC · poc_in_github
affected products (17)
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also known as (4)
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sources
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references (20)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2022-24122cnnvd
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f9d87929d451d3e649699d0f1d74f71f77ad38f5cnnvd
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f9d87929d451d3e649699d0f1d74f71f77ad38f5cnnvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HSR3AI2IQGRKZCHNKF6S25JGDKUEAWWL/cnnvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VVSZKUJAZ2VN6LJ35J2B6YD6BOPQTU3B/cnnvd
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220221-0001/cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Linux-kernel-reuse-after-free-via-User-Namespace-shm-mqueue-Destruction-37410cnnvd
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/29/1cnnvd
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