CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
This vulnerability is actively exploited in the wild and listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
Remediation Deadline: Sep 11, 2024
Description
Linux kernel contains a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the legacy_parse_param function in the Filesystem Context functionality. This allows an attacker to open a filesystem that does not support the Filesystem Context API and ultimately escalate privileges.
EPSS — Exploit Probability
Higher than 81.3% of all CVEs
Required Action
This vulnerability affects a common open-source component, third-party library, or a protocol used by different products. For more information, please see: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit?id=722d94847de2; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0185
Risk Assessment
ELEVATEDDetails
- Severity
- High
- EPSS
- 1.6%
- CISA KEV
- Yes
- Ransomware
- Unknown
- Articles
- 0
Timeline
Published
Aug 21, 2024
Added to KEV
Aug 21, 2024
Remediation Due
Sep 11, 2024