CVE record
CVE-2022-0185
Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Linux kernel contains a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the legacy_parse_param function in the Filesystem Context functionality. This allows an attacker to open a filesystem that does not support the Filesystem Context API and ultimately escalate privileges.
CVE evidence
Known exploitation
Listed in CISA KEV
Absence from the fetched catalog does not establish that exploitation has not occurred.
Severity
high
CVSS 8.4 · CVSS_V3
Affected packages
0
Supported package records returned by OSV. Vendor and product names are not used to infer matches.
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
Catalog record
- Vendor / project
- Linux
- Product
- Kernel
- Date added
- Aug 21, 2024
- CISA federal remediation due date
- Sep 11, 2024
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if updates are unavailable.
- Known ransomware campaign use
- Unknown
- CWE
- CWE-190
OSV package mapping
Affected open-source packages
OSV did not return a package mapping in the five supported ecosystems. RequestGuard does not infer package names from the CISA vendor or product fields.