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Vulnerability · Published Aug 29, 2022 · Assigned by redhat

CVE-2022-0480

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-severity resource allocation without limits in kernel. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 22% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 78.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A flaw was found in the filelock_init in fs/locks.c function in the Linux kernel. This issue can lead to host memory exhaustion due to memcg not limiting the number of Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX) file locks.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
AlmaLinux:9bpftool7.3.0-427.13.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:2394
AlmaLinux:9kernel5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:2394
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:2394
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-core5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:2394
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:2394
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug-core5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:2394
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug-devel5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:2394
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:2394
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug-modules5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:2394
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug-modules-core5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:2394
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug-modules-extra5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:2394
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-devel5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:2394
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-devel-matched5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:2394
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-modules5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:2394
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-modules-core5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:2394
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-modules-extra5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:2394
AlmaLinux:9kernel-abi-stablelists5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:2394
AlmaLinux:9kernel-core5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:2394
AlmaLinux:9kernel-cross-headers5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:2394
AlmaLinux:9kernel-debug5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:2394
AlmaLinux:9kernel-debug-core5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:2394
AlmaLinux:9kernel-debug-devel5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:2394
AlmaLinux:9kernel-debug-devel-matched5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:2394
AlmaLinux:9kernel-debug-modules5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:2394
AlmaLinux:9kernel-debug-modules-core5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:2394
AlmaLinux:9kernel-debug-modules-extra5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:2394
AlmaLinux:9kernel-debug-uki-virt5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:2394
AlmaLinux:9kernel-devel5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:2394
AlmaLinux:9kernel-devel-matched5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:2394
AlmaLinux:9kernel-doc5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:2394
AlmaLinux:9kernel-headers5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:2394
AlmaLinux:9kernel-modules5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:2394
AlmaLinux:9kernel-modules-core5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:2394
AlmaLinux:9kernel-modules-extra5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:2394
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:2394
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-core5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:2394
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-debug5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:2394
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-debug-core5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:2394
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-debug-devel5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:2394
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-debug-modules5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:2394
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-debug-modules-core5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:2394
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:2394
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-devel5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:2394
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-modules5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:2394
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-modules-core5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:2394
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-modules-extra5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:2394
AlmaLinux:9kernel-tools5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:2394
AlmaLinux:9kernel-tools-libs5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:2394
AlmaLinux:9kernel-tools-libs-devel5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:2394
AlmaLinux:9kernel-uki-virt5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:2394
AlmaLinux:9kernel-zfcpdump5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:2394
AlmaLinux:9kernel-zfcpdump-core5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:2394
AlmaLinux:9kernel-zfcpdump-devel5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:2394
AlmaLinux:9kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matched5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:2394
AlmaLinux:9kernel-zfcpdump-modules5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:2394
AlmaLinux:9kernel-zfcpdump-modules-core5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:2394
AlmaLinux:9kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:2394
AlmaLinux:9libperf5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:2394
AlmaLinux:9perf5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:2394
AlmaLinux:9python3-perf5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:2394
AlmaLinux:9rtla5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:2394
AlmaLinux:9rv5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:2394
Debian:12linux5.15.3-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-0480
Debian:13linux5.15.3-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-0480
Debian:14linux5.15.3-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:25.10linuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:26.10linuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:25.10linux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:26.10linux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:25.10linux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:26.10linux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:25.10linux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:26.10linux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:25.10linux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:26.10linux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-intelno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotgno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-bosno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegrano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegrano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oem-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:25.10linux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:26.10linux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:25.10linux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:26.10linux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:25.10linux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:26.10linux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:25.10linux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:26.10linux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0480

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
n/a kernel Not Known

Weakness: CWE-770

References