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ID:7496 - Exploit for Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-24122
ID:7496 - Exploit for Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-24122
Published: March 15, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU60167
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-24122
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error with in the kernel/ucount.c in Linux kernel, when unprivileged user namespaces are enabled. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error, because a ucounts object can outlive its namespace, and execute arbitrary ode with elevated privileges.
Remediation
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