Description
A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way the legacy_parse_param function in the Filesystem Context functionality of the Linux kernel verified the supplied parameters length. An unprivileged (in case of unprivileged user namespaces enabled, otherwise needs namespaced CAP_SYS_ADMIN privilege) local user able to open a filesystem that does not support the Filesystem Context API (and thus fallbacks to legacy handling) could use this flaw to escalate their privileges on the system.
Published: 2022-02-11
Score: 8.4 High
EPSS: 2.1% Low
KEV: Yes
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5050-1 linux security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-15389 A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way the legacy_parse_param function in the Filesystem Context functionality of the Linux kernel verified the supplied parameters length. An unprivileged (in case of unprivileged user namespaces enabled, otherwise needs namespaced CAP_SYS_ADMIN privilege) local user able to open a filesystem that does not support the Filesystem Context API (and thus fallbacks to legacy handling) could use this flaw to escalate their privileges on the system.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5240-1 Linux kernel vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5362-1 Linux kernel (Intel IOTG) vulnerabilities
History

Wed, 22 Oct 2025 00:30:00 +0000


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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'active', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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{'score': 0.00805}

epss

{'score': 0.00888}


Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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{'score': 0.00709}

epss

{'score': 0.00805}


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Linux Linux Kernel
Netapp H300e H300e Firmware H300s H300s Firmware H410c H410c Firmware H410s H410s Firmware H500e H500e Firmware H500s H500s Firmware H700e H700e Firmware H700s H700s Firmware
Redhat Enterprise Linux Rhel Eus Rhev Hypervisor
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2025-10-21T23:15:46.536Z

Reserved: 2022-01-11T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-0185

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T23:18:42.536Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2022-02-11T18:15:10.890

Modified: 2025-11-06T14:50:32.650

Link: CVE-2022-0185

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2022-01-18T18:41:00Z

Links: CVE-2022-0185 - Bugzilla

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