CVE-2022-29581 (GCVE-0-2022-29581)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-05-17 16:50 – Updated: 2025-04-21 13:53
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Summary
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.
Severity ?
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-911 - Improper Update of Reference Count
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Linux Kernel Affected: unspecified , < 5.18 (custom)
Affected: 4.14 , < unspecified (custom)
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Credits
syzbot <syzkaller@googlegroups.com>
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