SB2022101107 - Privilege escalation in Linux kernel pipes
Published: October 11, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022101107
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1882)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the Linux kernel’s pipes functionality in free_pipe_info() function in fs/pipe.c. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.