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High 7.8Known exploited (CISA KEV)Published Mar 3, 2022
CVE-2022-0492A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel’s cgroup_release_agent_write in the kernel/cgroup/cgroup-v1.c function.
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CISA lists it as known exploited since Jun 2, 2026; federal agencies had to remediate by Jun 5, 2026. Treat that date as your deadline.
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A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel’s cgroup_release_agent_write in the kernel/cgroup/cgroup-v1.c function. This flaw, under certain circumstances, allows the use of the cgroups v1 release_agent feature to escalate privileges and bypass the namespace isolation unexpectedly.
- CVSS
- 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-287
- Known exploited
- Added to CISA KEV Jun 2, 2026; federal remediation due Jun 5, 2026Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 5.53% (percentile 93)
- Assigned by
- redhat
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Jun 3, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
netapp h300s_firmware netapp:h300s_firmware | all versions | NVD |
netapp h410c_firmware netapp:h410c_firmware | all versions | NVD |
netapp h410s_firmware netapp:h410s_firmware | all versions | NVD |
netapp h500s_firmware netapp:h500s_firmware | all versions | NVD |
netapp h700s_firmware netapp:h700s_firmware | all versions | NVD |
netapp bootstrap_os netapp:bootstrap_os | all versions | NVD |
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel | from 2.6.24 before 4.9.301; from 4.10 before 4.14.266; from 4.15 before 4.19.229; from 4.20 before 5.4.177; from 5.5 before 5.10.97; from 5.11 before 5.15.20; from 5.16 before 5.16.6; 5.17; and 1 more ranges | NVD |
debian debian_linux debian:debian_linux | 9.0; 10.0; 11.0 | NVD |
redhat codeready_linux_builder redhat:codeready_linux_builder | 8.0; 8.2 | NVD |
redhat codeready_linux_builder_for_power_little_endian redhat:codeready_linux_builder_for_power_little_endian | 8.0; 8.2 | NVD |
redhat virtualization_host redhat:virtualization_host | 4.0 | NVD |
redhat enterprise_linux redhat:enterprise_linux | 8.0 | NVD |
redhat enterprise_linux_eus redhat:enterprise_linux_eus | 8.2 | NVD |
redhat enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems | 8.0 | NVD |
redhat enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_eus redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_eus | 8.0 | NVD |
redhat enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian | 8.0 | NVD |
redhat enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian_eus redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian_eus | 8.0 | NVD |
redhat enterprise_linux_for_real_time_for_nfv_tus redhat:enterprise_linux_for_real_time_for_nfv_tus | 8.0; 8.2 | NVD |
redhat enterprise_linux_for_real_time_tus redhat:enterprise_linux_for_real_time_tus | 8.0; 8.2 | NVD |
redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus | 8.2 | NVD |
redhat enterprise_linux_server_for_power_little_endian_update_services_for_sap_solutions redhat:enterprise_linux_server_for_power_little_endian_update_services_for_sap_solutions | 8.1; 8.2 | NVD |
redhat enterprise_linux_server_tus redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus | 8.2 | NVD |
redhat enterprise_linux_server_update_services_for_sap_solutions redhat:enterprise_linux_server_update_services_for_sap_solutions | 8.1; 8.2 | NVD |
canonical ubuntu_linux canonical:ubuntu_linux | 14.04; 16.04; 18.04; 20.04; 22.04 | NVD |
fedoraproject fedora fedoraproject:fedora | 35 | NVD |
netapp solidfire,_enterprise_sds_&_hci_storage_node netapp:solidfire,_enterprise_sds_&_hci_storage_node | all versions | NVD |
netapp solidfire_&_hci_management_node netapp:solidfire_&_hci_management_node | all versions | NVD |
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2051505issue-tracking, patch, third-party-advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=24f6008564183aa120d07c03d9289519c2fe02afpatch, vendor-advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00011.htmlmailing-list, third-party-advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00012.htmlmailing-list, third-party-advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5095vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5096vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166444/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0085-1.htmlthird-party-advisory, vdb-entry
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220419-0002/third-party-advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167386/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0086-1.htmlthird-party-advisory, vdb-entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176099/Docker-cgroups-Container-Escape.htmlexploit, vdb-entry
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-0492us-government-resource
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