HIGH CISA KEV

CVE-2022-0847

CVSS v3

7.8

HIGH

EPSS Score

83.4%

exploit probability

CISA KEV

Yes

known exploited

Exploitation

SSVC status

Description

A flaw was found in the way the "flags" member of the new pipe buffer structure was lacking proper initialization in copy_page_to_iter_pipe and push_pipe functions in the Linux kernel and could thus contain stale values. An unprivileged local user could use this flaw to write to pages in the page cache backed by read only files and as such escalate their privileges on the system.

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Date Added
4/25/2022
Patch Due Date
5/16/2022
Ransomware Use
Unknown

Technical details

Published
3/10/2022

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-0847?

A flaw was found in the way the "flags" member of the new pipe buffer structure was lacking proper initialization in copy_page_to_iter_pipe and push_pipe functions in the Linux kernel and could thus contain stale values. An unprivileged local user could use this flaw to write to pages in the page cache backed by read only files and as such escalate their privileges on the system.

Is CVE-2022-0847 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2022-0847 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, meaning it has been confirmed as actively exploited in the wild. CISA requires federal agencies to patch by 5/16/2022.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-0847?

CVE-2022-0847 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH severity).

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