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CVE-2022-29581

Improper Update of Reference Count vulnerability in net/sched of Linux Kernel allows local attacker to cause privilege escalation to root.…

High7.8EPSS 0.93%
Published
Updated
Reserved
Assigned by
Google

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.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2022-29581, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
GoogleCNA (assigner)3.1High7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVDNVD · Modified3.1High7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
0.93% · top 39% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
CISA SSVC
Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.

Weakness

Affected products

  • Linux · Kernel

    • affected unspecified – < 5.18
    • affected 4.14 – < unspecified

References (7)

Sources

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