CVE-2022-49179
linuxVulnerabilityCVSS 7.8Patched
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 : 7.8 HIGH
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredLow
User interactionNone
ScopeUnchanged
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactHigh
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS | linux | - | 4.4.0-271.305 | fixed |
| Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS | linux | - | 4.15.0-240.252 | fixed |
| Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS | linux | - | 5.15.0-140.150 | fixed |
| Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS | linux | - | 6.8.0-79.79 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 | kernel-default-base | - | 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1.150400.24.78.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 | kernel-default-base | - | 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1.150400.24.78.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS | kernel-default-base | - | 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1.150400.24.78.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS | kernel-default-base | - | 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1.150400.24.78.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS | kernel-default-base | - | 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1.150400.24.78.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 | kernel-default-base | - | 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1.150400.24.78.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Manager Proxy 4.3 | kernel-default-base | - | 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1.150400.24.78.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Manager Server 4.3 | kernel-default-base | - | 5.14.21-150400.24.158.1.150400.24.78.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 | kernel-default-base | - | 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1.150500.6.47.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOS | kernel-default-base | - | 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1.150500.6.47.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS | kernel-default-base | - | 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1.150500.6.47.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5-LTSS | kernel-default-base | - | 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1.150500.6.47.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 | kernel-default-base | - | 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1.150500.6.47.1 | fixed |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::baseos | kernel | - | 0:5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1 | fixed |