Vulnerability · Published Feb 9, 2022 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2022-0532
Medium 4.2
In plain English
A medium-severity incorrect permission assignment in cri-o. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 56% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)4.2Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 44.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An incorrect sysctls validation vulnerability was found in CRI-O 1.18 and earlier. The sysctls from the list of "safe" sysctls specified for the cluster will be applied to the host if an attacker is able to create a pod with a hostIPC and hostNetwork kernel namespace.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/cri-o/cri-o | 1.23.1 | GHSA-jqmc-79gx-7g8p |
| Go | github.com/cri-o/cri-o | 1.23.1 | GO-2022-0608 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-732