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CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

This vulnerability is actively exploited in the wild and listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Remediation Deadline: May 16, 2022

CVE-2022-0847

High
EPSS 82.4%CISA KEV
Linux/Kernel

Description

Linux kernel contains an improper initialization vulnerability where an unprivileged local user could escalate their privileges on the system. This vulnerability has the moniker of "Dirty Pipe."

EPSS — Exploit Probability

82.4%

Higher than 99.2% of all CVEs

Required Action

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0847

Risk Assessment

HIGH
In CISA KEV
High EPSS

Details

Severity
High
EPSS
82.4%
CISA KEV
Yes
Ransomware
Unknown
Articles
0

Timeline

Published

Apr 25, 2022

Added to KEV

Apr 25, 2022

Remediation Due

May 16, 2022

Affected Product

Linux

Kernel

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