CVE-2022-1055
Medium
Elevated severity or exploit probability.
CVSS base
7.8
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
0.5%
41.8th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness / dates
CWE-416
Published 2022-03-29 · modified 2026-08-13
CVSS breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
| Attack Vector | L | Local |
| Attack Complexity | L | Low |
| Privileges Required | L | Low |
| User Interaction | N | None |
| Scope | U | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | H | High |
| Integrity | H | High |
| Availability | H | High |
Timeline
- 2022-03-29 — Published (NVD)
- 2026-08-13 — Last modified (NVD)
Description
A use-after-free exists in the Linux Kernel in tc_new_tfilter that could allow a local attacker to gain privilege escalation. The exploit requires unprivileged user namespaces. We recommend upgrading past commit 04c2a47ffb13c29778e2a14e414ad4cb5a5db4b5
Affected
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167386/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0086-1.html
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=04c2a47ffb13c29778e2a14e414ad4cb5a5db4b5
- exploit https://kernel.dance/#04c2a47ffb13c29778e2a14e414ad4cb5a5db4b5
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220506-0007/
- exploit https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?id=2212474c958978ab86525fe6832ac8102c309ffc
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167386/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0086-1.html
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=04c2a47ffb13c29778e2a14e414ad4cb5a5db4b5
- exploit https://kernel.dance/#04c2a47ffb13c29778e2a14e414ad4cb5a5db4b5
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220506-0007/
- exploit https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?id=2212474c958978ab86525fe6832ac8102c309ffc