DEBIAN-CVE-2022-29581

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 1
Upstream
CVE-2022-29581
Downstream
DSA-5173-1
Published: 17 May 2022, 17:15
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:24

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
31/100
CVSS Score
7.8 HIGH
3.1 (osv_debian)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

17 May 2022, 17:15
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:24
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•HIGH•Score: 7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Systems

  • debian•linux

    < 5.10.113-1 | < 5.17.6-1 | < 5.17.6-1 | < 5.17.6-1

References (1)