Vulnerability · Published May 17, 2022 · Assigned by Google
CVE-2022-29581
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Kernel from Linux. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.9% (higher than 61% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code. Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.9%top 39.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack tooling1Public PoC
Official description
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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | bpftool | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | bpftool | 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:8267 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel | 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:8267 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-abi-stablelists | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-abi-stablelists | 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:8267 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-core | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-core | 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:8267 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-cross-headers | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-cross-headers | 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:8267 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-debug | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug | 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:8267 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-debug-core | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-core | 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:8267 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-debug-devel | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-devel | 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:8267 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-devel-matched | 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:8267 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-debug-modules | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-modules | 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:8267 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-debug-modules-extra | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-modules-extra | 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:8267 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-devel | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-devel | 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:8267 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-devel-matched | 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:8267 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-doc | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-doc | 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:8267 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-headers | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-headers | 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:8267 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-modules | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-modules | 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:8267 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-modules-extra | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-modules-extra | 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:8267 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt | 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8 | ALSA-2022:7444 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt | 5.14.0-162.6.1.rt21.168.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:7933 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-core | 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8 | ALSA-2022:7444 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-core | 5.14.0-162.6.1.rt21.168.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:7933 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-debug | 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8 | ALSA-2022:7444 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-debug | 5.14.0-162.6.1.rt21.168.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:7933 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-debug-core | 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8 | ALSA-2022:7444 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-debug-core | 5.14.0-162.6.1.rt21.168.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:7933 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-debug-devel | 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8 | ALSA-2022:7444 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-debug-devel | 5.14.0-162.6.1.rt21.168.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:7933 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-debug-kvm | 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8 | ALSA-2022:7444 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-debug-kvm | 5.14.0-162.6.1.rt21.168.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:7933 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-debug-modules | 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8 | ALSA-2022:7444 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-debug-modules | 5.14.0-162.6.1.rt21.168.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:7933 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra | 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8 | ALSA-2022:7444 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra | 5.14.0-162.6.1.rt21.168.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:7933 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-devel | 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8 | ALSA-2022:7444 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-devel | 5.14.0-162.6.1.rt21.168.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:7933 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-kvm | 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8 | ALSA-2022:7444 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-kvm | 5.14.0-162.6.1.rt21.168.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:7933 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-modules | 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8 | ALSA-2022:7444 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-modules | 5.14.0-162.6.1.rt21.168.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:7933 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-modules-extra | 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8 | ALSA-2022:7444 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-modules-extra | 5.14.0-162.6.1.rt21.168.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:7933 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-tools | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-tools | 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:8267 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-tools-libs | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-tools-libs | 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:8267 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-tools-libs-devel | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-tools-libs-devel | 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:8267 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-zfcpdump | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump | 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:8267 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-zfcpdump-core | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump-core | 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:8267 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-zfcpdump-devel | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump-devel | 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:8267 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matched | 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:8267 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-zfcpdump-modules | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump-modules | 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:8267 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra | 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:8267 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | perf | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | perf | 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:8267 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | python3-perf | 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7683 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | python3-perf | 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:8267 |
| Debian:12 | linux | 5.17.6-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-29581 |
| Debian:13 | linux | 5.17.6-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-29581 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 5.17.6-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-29581 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | kernel | 0:4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | RLSA-2022:7683 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | kernel-rt | 0:4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8 | RLSA-2022:7444 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux | 5.15.0-33.34 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-29581 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux | 5.15.0-33.34 | USN-5443-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws | 5.15.0-1008.10 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-29581 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws | 5.15.0-1008.10 | USN-5443-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure | 5.15.0-1007.8 | USN-5443-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure | 5.15.0-1007.8 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-29581 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 5.15.0-1005.8 | USN-5443-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 5.15.0-1005.8 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-29581 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gke | 5.15.0-1005.6 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-29581 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gke | 5.15.0-1005.6 | USN-5443-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-ibm | 5.15.0-1004.4 | USN-5443-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-ibm | 5.15.0-1004.4 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-29581 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iot-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-29581 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iotg | 5.15.0-1008.11 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-29581 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-kvm | 5.15.0-1007.7 | USN-5443-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-kvm | 5.15.0-1007.7 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-29581 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency | 5.15.0-33.34 | USN-5443-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency | 5.15.0-33.34 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-29581 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-5.17 | 5.17.0-1006.6 | USN-5444-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-5.17 | 5.17.0-1006.6 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-29581 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.0 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-29581 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle | 5.15.0-1006.8 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-29581 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle | 5.15.0-1006.8 | USN-5443-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-raspi | 5.15.0-1008.8 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-29581 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-raspi | 5.15.0-1008.8 | USN-5443-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-29581 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-29581 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv | 5.15.0-1011.12 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-29581 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-911 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3db09e762dc79584a69c10d74a6b98f89a9979f8 x_refsource_MISC
- https://kernel.dance/#3db09e762dc79584a69c10d74a6b98f89a9979f8 x_refsource_MISC
- [oss-security] 20220518 CVE-2022-29581: Linux kernel cls_u32 UAF mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167386/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0086-1.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220629-0005/ x_refsource_CONFIRM
- DSA-5173 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168191/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0089-1.html x_refsource_MISC