CVE-2022-1972: Medium severity redhat/kernel vulnerability
REJECT DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs: CVE-2022-2078. Reason: This candidate is a reservation duplicate of CVE-2022-2078. Notes: All CVE users should reference CVE-2022-2078 instead of this candidate. All references and descriptions in this candidate have been removed to prevent accidental usage.
Other sources
CVE-2022-1972 is duplicate of CVE-2022-2078, so please consider CVE-2022-2078 instead. https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-2078
Out-of-bounds write vulnerability in nftable can lead to privilege escalation.
Rejected reason: DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs: CVE-2022-2078. Reason: This candidate is a reservation duplicate of CVE-2022-2078. Notes: All CVE users should reference CVE-2022-2078 instead of this candidate. All references and descriptions in this candidate have been removed to prevent accidental usage
— NVD
Affected Software
Remediation
Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.
- Upgrade
Upgrade
redhat/kernelto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 5.18 - Configuration
If unprivileged user namespaces are not needed, disable them by setting kernel.unprivileged_userns_clone=0 with sysctl.
Linux kernel unprivileged user namespaces kernel.unprivileged_userns_clone = 0
Event History
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2022-1972?
CVE-2022-1972 is a vulnerability in the Red Hat Kernel package version 5.18.
What is the severity of CVE-2022-1972?
CVE-2022-1972 has a severity rating of 5.3 (medium).
How can I fix CVE-2022-1972?
To fix CVE-2022-1972, you should update your Red Hat Kernel package to a version higher than 5.18.
Where can I find more information about CVE-2022-1972?
More information about CVE-2022-1972 can be found at the following references: [CVE-2022-1972](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1972), [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1972), [Linux Git](https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=fecf31ee395b0295f2d7260aa29946b7605f7c85), [Red Hat Bugzilla](https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2092537), [Red Hat Security Advisory](https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-1972).
What is the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) ID of CVE-2022-1972?
The Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) ID of CVE-2022-1972 is CWE-787.