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CVE-2022-29581
HIGH · CVSS 7.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2022-05-17T17:15:08.357 · Last modified 2026-06-17T04:40:26.443

Summary

Improper Update of Reference Count vulnerability in net/sched of Linux Kernel allows local attacker to cause privilege escalation to root. This issue affects: Linux Kernel versions prior to 5.18; version 4.14 and later versions.

Affected products

linux — linux_kernel

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References

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