Description
An unprivileged write to the file handler flaw in the Linux kernel's control groups and namespaces subsystem was found in the way users have access to some less privileged process that are controlled by cgroups and have higher privileged parent process. It is actually both for cgroup2 and cgroup1 versions of control groups. A local user could use this flaw to crash the system or escalate their privileges on the system.
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CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:LAttack VectorLocal
AC:LAttack ComplexityLow
PR:LPrivileges RequiredLow
UI:NUser InteractionNone
Scope
S:UScopeUnchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentialityHigh
I:HIntegrityHigh
A:HAvailabilityHigh
Weaknesses
Affected Products
netapp
commercial·US
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
linux
oss-projectaka the linux kernel
oracle
commercial·USaka oracle corp.
debian
oss-project·GBaka debian gnu/linux
broadcom
commercial·USaka broadcom inc
and 12 more affected products View all →
Exploitability
Official Patch Available
Attack Graph
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MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques Initial Access
References
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2035652
bugzilla.redhat.com
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20211209214707.805617-1-tj%40kernel.org/T/
lore.kernel.org
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220602-0006/
security.netapp.com
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