CVE-2022-20572
linuxVulnerabilityCVSS 6.7Patched
No public exploitation has been reported so far. A fixed version is available (see the table below).
Recommended action: Update to the fixed version listed for your distribution using the native package manager.
Severity metrics
CVSS 3.1 : 6.7 MEDIUM
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredHigh
User interactionNone
ScopeUnchanged
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactHigh
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected & fixed versions by distribution
Versions are the native distribution strings (backport-aware): RHEL/Debian/SUSE backport fixes, so compare with the distro version comparator (dpkg / rpm / vercmp), not the upstream version.
| Distribution | Package | Affected | Fixed version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:11 | linux | - | 5.10.120-1 | fixed |
| Debian:12 | linux | - | 5.18.2-1 | fixed |
| Debian:13 | linux | - | 5.18.2-1 | fixed |
| Debian:14 | linux | - | 5.18.2-1 | fixed |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | kernel | - | 0:4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 | fixed |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::baseos | kernel | - | 0:5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1 | fixed |