CVE-2022-0847

Exp

A flaw was found in the way the "flags" member of the new pipe buffer structure was lacking proper initialization in copy_page_to_iter_pipe and push_pipe functions in the Linux kernel and could thus contain stale values. An unprivileged local user could use this flaw to write to pages in the page cache backed by read only files and as such escalate their privileges on the system.

Published: 2022-03-10 Last update: 2025-11-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2022-0847 is rated Critical Active Threat (90.8/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 81.98%, 99th percentile). CISA KEV confirms active exploitation (added 2022-04-25) affecting Linux / Kernel. a weakness (CWE-665) Unauthenticated remote administrative access may be possible. The CISA remediation deadline has passed—treat as an emergency patch priority.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

CISA KEV Record for CVE-2022-0847

Name: Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability · CISA KEV detail

Exploit added: 2022-04-25

Action due: 2022-05-16

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2022-0847

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
50808 exploit_db edb 2022-03-08 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-0847

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-28 82.06% 81.98% -0.08%
2 2026-05-27 82.34% 82.06% -0.28%
3 2026-05-23 — 82.34% —

Full EPSS history (113 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-0847

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.8 5.9 [email protected]
7.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.8 5.9 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-0847

OS Trackers for CVE-2022-0847

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2022-0847 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (linux), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-0847
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-0847
suse high — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-0847/
ubuntu high CVE-2022-0847 high priority: Ubuntu including 122 source packages (linux, linux-allwinner, …), 1255 status rows across 12 suites (bionic, focal, hirsute, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 916, not-affected 162, released 119, ignored 58. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-0847

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-0847

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
linux linux_kernel >= 5.8, < 5.10.102 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 5.15, < 5.15.25 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 5.16.11 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 35 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_eus 8.2 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_eus 8.4 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_eus 8.2 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_eus:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_eus 8.4 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_eus:8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian_eus 8.2 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian_eus:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian_eus 8.4 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian_eus:8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_for_real_time 8 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_real_time:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_for_real_time_for_nfv 8 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_real_time_for_nfv:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_for_real_time_for_nfv_tus 8.2 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_real_time_for_nfv_tus:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_for_real_time_for_nfv_tus 8.4 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_real_time_for_nfv_tus:8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_for_real_time_tus 8.2 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_real_time_tus:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_for_real_time_tus 8.4 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_real_time_tus:8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus 8.2 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus 8.4 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_for_power_little_endian_update_services_for_sap_solutions 8.1 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_for_power_little_endian_update_services_for_sap_solutions:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_for_power_little_endian_update_services_for_sap_solutions 8.2 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_for_power_little_endian_update_services_for_sap_solutions:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_for_power_little_endian_update_services_for_sap_solutions 8.4 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_for_power_little_endian_update_services_for_sap_solutions:8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_tus 8.2 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_tus 8.4 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_update_services_for_sap_solutions 8.1 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_update_services_for_sap_solutions:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_update_services_for_sap_solutions 8.2 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_update_services_for_sap_solutions:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_update_services_for_sap_solutions 8.4 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_update_services_for_sap_solutions:8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat codeready_linux_builder — cpe:2.3:a:redhat:codeready_linux_builder:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat virtualization_host 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization_host:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ovirt ovirt-engine 4.4.10.2 cpe:2.3:a:ovirt:ovirt-engine:4.4.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp h300s_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h300s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp h500s_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h500s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp h700s_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h700s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp h300e_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h300e_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp h500e_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h500e_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp h700e_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h700e_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp h410s_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h410s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp h410c_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h410c_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
siemens scalance_lpe9403_firmware < 2.0 cpe:2.3:o:siemens:scalance_lpe9403_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sonicwall sma1000_firmware <= 12.4.2-02044 cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:sma1000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-0847

URL Tags
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166229/Dirty-Pipe-Linux-Privilege-Escalation.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166230/Dirty-Pipe-SUID-Binary-Hijack-Privilege-Escalation.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166258/Dirty-Pipe-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176534/Linux-4.20-KTLS-Read-Only-Write.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2060795 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-222547.pdf Third Party Advisory
https://dirtypipe.cm4all.com/ Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2022-0015 Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220325-0005/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.suse.com/support/kb/doc/?id=000020603 Third Party Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-0847 US Government Resource
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