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High · 8.6 CVE-2022-1055 EUVD-2022-24401GHSA-wmc5-hv62-89g7

Use after Free in tc_new_tfilter allowing for privilege escalation in Linux Kernel

Published Mar 29, 2022 · Updated Jul 29, 2026 · Assigned by Google

Vendor: Linux Product: kernel Package: kernel Package: linux Package: linux Package: linux-aws Package: linux-aws-5.0 Package: linux-aws-5.11 Package: linux-aws-5.13 Package: linux-aws-5.3 Package: linux-aws-5.4 Package: linux-aws-5.8 Package: linux-aws-fips Package: linux-azure Package: linux-azure-5.11 Package: linux-azure-5.13 Package: linux-azure-5.3 Package: linux-azure-5.4 Package: linux-azure-5.8 Package: linux-azure-edge Package: linux-azure-fips Package: linux-bluefield Package: linux-fips Package: linux-gcp Package: linux-gcp-5.11 Package: linux-gcp-5.13 Package: linux-gcp-5.3 Package: linux-gcp-5.4 Package: linux-gcp-5.8 Package: linux-gcp-fips Package: linux-gke Package: linux-gke-4.15 Package: linux-gke-5.4 Package: linux-gkeop Package: linux-gkeop-5.4 Package: linux-hwe Package: linux-hwe-5.11 Package: linux-hwe-5.13 Package: linux-hwe-5.4 Package: linux-hwe-5.8 Package: linux-hwe-edge Package: linux-ibm Package: linux-ibm-5.4 Package: linux-intel-5.13 Package: linux-intel-iot-realtime Package: linux-intel-iotg-5.15 Package: linux-iot Package: linux-kvm Package: linux-oem Package: linux-oem-5.10 Package: linux-oem-5.13 Package: linux-oem-5.14 Package: linux-oem-5.6 Package: linux-oracle Package: linux-oracle-5.0 Package: linux-oracle-5.11 Package: linux-oracle-5.13 Package: linux-oracle-5.3 Package: linux-oracle-5.4 Package: linux-oracle-5.8 Package: linux-raspi Package: linux-raspi-5.4 Package: linux-raspi-realtime Package: linux-raspi2 Package: linux-realtime Package: linux-riscv Package: linux-riscv-5.11 Package: linux-riscv-5.8 Package: linux-vmware Platform: Linux Ecosystem: Azure Linux Ecosystem: Debian Ecosystem: Ubuntu

Description

A use-after-free exists in the Linux Kernel in tc_new_tfilter that could allow a local attacker to gain privilege escalation. The exploit requires unprivileged user namespaces. We recommend upgrading past commit 04c2a47ffb13c29778e2a14e414ad4cb5a5db4b5

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Linux Kernel 5.1.0 – < 5.4.177, 5.5.0 – < 5.10.97, 5.11.0 – < 5.15.20, 5.16.0 – < 5.16.6 5.4.177

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 linux 5.16.7-1 —
Debian 13 linux 5.16.7-1 —
Debian 12 linux 5.16.7-1 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-raspi-realtime No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-realtime +1 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux 5.4.0-107.121 USN-5358-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-aws 5.4.0-1071.76 USN-5358-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-aws-5.13 5.13.0-1021.23~20.04.2 USN-5358-2
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-azure 5.4.0-1074.77 USN-5358-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-azure-5.13 5.13.0-1021.24~20.04.1 USN-5368-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-azure-fde 5.4.0-1074.77+cvm1.1 USN-5358-2
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-bluefield 5.4.0-1032.35 USN-5377-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gcp 5.4.0-1069.73 USN-5358-2
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gcp-5.13 5.13.0-1023.28~20.04.1 USN-5358-2
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gke 5.4.0-1067.70 USN-5358-2
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gkeop 5.4.0-1038.39 USN-5358-2
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-hwe-5.13 5.13.0-39.44~20.04.1 USN-5358-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-ibm 5.4.0-1019.21 USN-5358-2
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-intel-iotg-5.15 5.15.0-1008.11~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-iot 5.4.0-1004.6 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-kvm 5.4.0-1061.64 USN-5358-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-oem-5.14 5.14.0-1027.30 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-oracle 5.4.0-1069.75 USN-5358-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-oracle-5.13 5.13.0-1025.30~20.04.1 USN-5368-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-raspi 5.4.0-1058.65 USN-5358-2
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-riscv +17 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-aws-5.4 5.4.0-1071.76~18.04.1 USN-5358-2
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-azure-5.4 5.4.0-1074.77~18.04.1 USN-5358-2
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp +12 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp-5.4 5.4.0-1069.73~18.04.1 USN-5358-2
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gke-5.4 5.4.0-1067.70~18.04.1 USN-5358-2
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gkeop-5.4 5.4.0-1038.39~18.04.1 USN-5358-2
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-hwe-5.4 5.4.0-107.121~18.04.1 USN-5358-1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-ibm-5.4 5.4.0-1019.21~18.04.1 USN-5358-2
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-oracle-5.4 5.4.0-1069.75~18.04.1 USN-5358-1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-raspi-5.4 5.4.0-1058.65~18.04.1 USN-5358-2
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-hwe-edge No fix yet —
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 20.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-aws-fips 5.4.0-1071.76+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-azure-fips 5.4.0-1074.77+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-fips 5.4.0-1047.53 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-gcp-fips 5.4.0-1069.73+fips2 —
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS linux +1 5.15.0-37.39 LSN-0086-1
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS linux-gcp 5.15.0-1008.12 LSN-0086-1
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS linux-gke 5.15.0-1008.10 LSN-0086-1
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS linux-ibm 5.15.0-1007.8 LSN-0086-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux 5.4.0-117.132 LSN-0086-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-aws +1 5.4.0-1078.84 LSN-0086-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-azure 5.4.0-1083.87 LSN-0086-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-gke 5.4.0-1074.79 LSN-0086-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-gkeop 5.4.0-1046.48 LSN-0086-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-ibm 5.4.0-1026.29 LSN-0086-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux 4.15.0-180.189 LSN-0086-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-aws 4.15.0-1130.139 LSN-0086-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-aws-5.4 +1 5.4.0-1078.84~18.04.1 LSN-0086-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-azure-4.15 4.15.0-1139.152 LSN-0086-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-azure-5.4 5.4.0-1083.87~18.04.1 LSN-0086-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-gcp-4.15 4.15.0-1124.138 LSN-0086-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-gke-5.4 5.4.0-1074.79~18.04.1 LSN-0086-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-gkeop-5.4 5.4.0-1046.48~18.04.1 LSN-0086-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-hwe-5.4 5.4.0-117.132~18.04.1 LSN-0086-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-ibm-5.4 5.4.0-1028.32~18.04.1 LSN-0086-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-oem +1 No fix yet LSN-0086-1
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux 4.4.0-227.261 LSN-0086-1
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-aws 4.4.0-1143.158 LSN-0086-1
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-aws-hwe 4.15.0-1130.139~16.04.1 LSN-0086-1
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-azure 4.15.0-1139.152~16.04.1 LSN-0086-1
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-gcp 4.15.0-1124.138~16.04.1 LSN-0086-1
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-hwe 4.15.0-180.189~16.04.1 LSN-0086-1
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS linux-lts-xenial 4.4.0-227.261~14.04.1 LSN-0086-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 9 kernel-rt +12 5.14.0-70.22.1.rt21.94.el9_0 RHSA-2022:6002
RHEL 9 perf +29 5.14.0-70.22.1.el9_0 RHSA-2022:6003
RHEL 8 kernel-rt +12 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8 RHSA-2022:7444
RHEL 8 perf +26 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 RHSA-2022:7683
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Red Hat Rhev Hypervisor 4 perf +2 4.18.0-372.95.1.el8_6 RHSA-2024:1188
RHEL 8.6 EUS perf +26 4.18.0-372.95.1.el8_6 RHSA-2024:1188

AlmaLinux

Errata ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
AlmaLinux 9 kernel-rt +11 5.14.0-70.22.1.rt21.94.el9_0 ALSA-2022:6002
AlmaLinux 9 perf +27 5.14.0-70.22.1.el9_0 ALSA-2022:6003
AlmaLinux 8 kernel-rt +11 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8 ALSA-2022:7444
AlmaLinux 8 perf +24 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 ALSA-2022:7683

Rocky Linux

Errata ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Rocky Linux 8 kernel 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 RLSA-2022:7683
Rocky Linux 8 kernel-rt 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8 RLSA-2022:7444
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP3 kernel-64kb +7 5.3.18-150300.59.63.1 SUSE-SU-2022:1183-1
SLES 15 SP3 kernel-azure +2 5.3.18-150300.38.53.1 SUSE-SU-2022:1163-1
SLES 15 SP3 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.63.1.150300.18.39.1 SUSE-SU-2022:1183-1
SLES 15 SP2 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150200.24.112.1.150200.9.52.2 SUSE-SU-2022:1197-1
SLES 15 SP2 kernel-docs +5 5.3.18-150200.24.112.1 SUSE-SU-2022:1197-1
Show 14 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES for SAP 15 SP2 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150200.24.112.1.150200.9.52.2 SUSE-SU-2022:1197-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP2 kernel-docs +5 5.3.18-150200.24.112.1 SUSE-SU-2022:1197-1
SLE Real Time 15 SP2 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150200.24.112.1.150200.9.52.2 SUSE-SU-2022:1197-1
SLE Real Time 15 SP2 kernel-docs +4 5.3.18-150200.24.112.1 SUSE-SU-2022:1197-1
SLE Micro 5.2 kernel-default 5.3.18-150300.59.63.1 SUSE-SU-2022:1183-1
SLE Micro 5.2 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.63.1.150300.18.39.1 SUSE-SU-2022:1183-1
SLE Micro 5.2 kernel-rt 5.3.18-150300.85.1 SUSE-SU-2022:1407-1
SLE Micro 5.1 kernel-default 5.3.18-150300.59.63.1 SUSE-SU-2022:1183-1
SLE Micro 5.1 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.63.1.150300.18.39.1 SUSE-SU-2022:1183-1
SLE Micro 5.1 kernel-rt 5.3.18-150300.85.1 SUSE-SU-2022:1407-1
SLE Micro 5.0 kernel-default 5.3.18-150200.24.112.1 SUSE-SU-2022:1197-1
SLE Micro 5.0 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150200.24.112.1.150200.9.52.2 SUSE-SU-2022:1197-1
SLE Micro 5.0 kernel-rt 5.3.18-150200.79.2 SUSE-SU-2022:1257-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP3 kernel-default 5.3.18-150300.59.63.1 SUSE-SU-2022:1183-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP3 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_0 15-150200.3.1 SUSE-SU-2022:1369-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP3 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_1 +2 13-150300.2.1 SUSE-SU-2022:1369-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP3 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_10 +1 7-150300.2.1 SUSE-SU-2022:1369-1, SUSE-SU-2022:1326-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP3 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_12 +1 6-150300.2.1 SUSE-SU-2022:1369-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP3 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_14 5-150300.2.1 SUSE-SU-2022:1326-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP3 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_15 4-150300.2.1 SUSE-SU-2022:1453-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP3 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_16 3-150300.2.1 SUSE-SU-2022:1369-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP3 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_17 1-150300.7.3.1 SUSE-SU-2022:1183-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP3 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_4 12-150300.2.1 SUSE-SU-2022:1369-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP3 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_5 11-150300.2.1 SUSE-SU-2022:1326-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP3 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_6 +1 9-150300.2.1 SUSE-SU-2022:1369-1, SUSE-SU-2022:1326-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP3 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_9 8-150300.2.1 SUSE-SU-2022:1369-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP2 kernel-default 5.3.18-150200.24.112.1 SUSE-SU-2022:1197-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP2 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_12 +1 15-150200.2.1 SUSE-SU-2022:1369-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP2 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_14 +2 13-150200.2.1 SUSE-SU-2022:1369-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP2 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_17 12-150200.2.1 SUSE-SU-2022:1369-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP2 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_18 11-150200.2.1 SUSE-SU-2022:1369-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP2 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_19 +1 9-150200.2.1 SUSE-SU-2022:1369-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP2 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_21 8-150200.2.1 SUSE-SU-2022:1369-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP2 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_22 7-150200.2.1 SUSE-SU-2022:1326-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP2 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_23 6-150200.2.1 SUSE-SU-2022:1369-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP2 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_24 5-150200.2.1 SUSE-SU-2022:1326-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP2 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_25 4-150200.2.1 SUSE-SU-2022:1369-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP2 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_26 1-150200.5.5.1 SUSE-SU-2022:1197-1
SLE HPC 15 SP2 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150200.24.112.1.150200.9.52.2 SUSE-SU-2022:1197-1
SLE HPC 15 SP2 kernel-docs +5 5.3.18-150200.24.112.1 SUSE-SU-2022:1197-1
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP3 kernel-rt +3 5.3.18-150300.85.1 SUSE-SU-2022:1407-1
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP2 kernel-rt +2 5.3.18-150200.79.2 SUSE-SU-2022:1257-1
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP2 kernel-syms-rt 5.3.18-150200.79.1 SUSE-SU-2022:1257-1
SUSE Manager Server 4.1 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150200.24.112.1.150200.9.52.2 SUSE-SU-2022:1197-1
SUSE Manager Server 4.1 kernel-docs +5 5.3.18-150200.24.112.1 SUSE-SU-2022:1197-1
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150200.24.112.1.150200.9.52.2 SUSE-SU-2022:1197-1
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1 kernel-docs +4 5.3.18-150200.24.112.1 SUSE-SU-2022:1197-1
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150200.24.112.1.150200.9.52.2 SUSE-SU-2022:1197-1
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1 kernel-docs +4 5.3.18-150200.24.112.1 SUSE-SU-2022:1197-1
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150200.24.112.1.150200.9.52.2 SUSE-SU-2022:1197-1
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 kernel-docs +5 5.3.18-150200.24.112.1 SUSE-SU-2022:1197-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Leap 15.3 dtb-aarch64 +11 5.3.18-150300.59.63.1 SUSE-SU-2022:1183-1
openSUSE Leap 15.3 kernel-azure +2 5.3.18-150300.38.53.1 SUSE-SU-2022:1163-1
openSUSE Leap 15.3 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.63.1.150300.18.39.1 SUSE-SU-2022:1183-1

Amazon Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Amazon Linux 2023 kernel-livepatch-6.1.10-15.42 1.0-0.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2023-070
Amazon Linux 2023 perf +12 6.1.10-15.42.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2023-070

Azure Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Azure Linux 2 (CBL-Mariner) kernel 5.15.32.1-3 —

Oracle Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Oracle Linux 9 perf +21 5.14.0-70.22.1.0.1.el9_0 ELSA-2022-6003
Oracle Linux 8 perf +19 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 ELSA-2022-7683
Oracle Linux 7 kernel-uek +4 5.4.17-2136.307.3.1.el8uek ELSA-2022-9365
Oracle Linux 7 kernel-uek-container +1 5.4.17-2136.307.3.1.el8 ELSA-2022-9368
Oracle Linux 7 perf +3 5.4.17-2136.307.3.1.el7uek ELSA-2022-9365

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