Missing Authorization Affecting perf package, versions <0:3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Attacked
EPSS
5.53% (92nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-PERF-2396085
  • published8 Feb 2022
  • disclosed7 Feb 2022

Introduced: 7 Feb 2022

CVE-2022-0492  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-862  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 perf to version 0:3.10.0-1160.66.1.el7 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream perf package and not the perf package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel’s cgroup_release_agent_write in the kernel/cgroup/cgroup-v1.c function. This flaw, under certain circumstances, allows the use of the cgroups v1 release_agent feature to escalate privileges and bypass the namespace isolation unexpectedly.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1