CVE-2022-0492
Public on 2022-02-04
Modified on 2023-01-18
Description
The cgroup release_agent is called with call_usermodehelper. The function call_usermodehelper starts the release_agent with a full set of capabilities. Therefore require capabilities when setting the release_agent.
Severity
Important
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 1 | kernel | 2022-02-04 | ALAS-2022-1563 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | kernel | 2022-02-04 | ALAS2-2022-1749 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.10 Extra | kernel | 2022-02-05 | ALAS2KERNEL-5.10-2022-010 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.4 Extra | kernel | 2022-02-04 | ALAS2KERNEL-5.4-2022-022 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | kernel | 2023-02-17 | ALAS2023-2023-070 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 8.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | CVSSv2 | 6.9 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |