CVE-2022-0480

kernel: memcg does not limit the number of POSIX file locks allowing memory exhaustion

Severity Score

5.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

A flaw was found in the filelock_init in fs/locks.c function in the Linux kernel. This issue can lead to host memory exhaustion due to memcg not limiting the number of Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX) file locks.

Se ha encontrado un fallo en la función filelock_init en el archivo fs/locks.c del kernel de Linux. Este problema puede conllevar a un agotamiento de la memoria del host debido a que memcg no limita el número de bloqueos de archivos de la Interfaz del Sistema Operativo Portátil (POSIX)

An update for kernel-rt is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update Support. Issues addressed include memory exhaustion, null pointer, out of bounds access, out of bounds write, privilege escalation, and use-after-free vulnerabilities.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2022-02-02 CVE Reserved
2022-08-29 CVE Published
2024-08-02 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

CAPEC

References (6)

URL	Tag	Source
https://github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/issues/3373	Issue Tracking
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-0480	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=0f12156dff2862ac54235fc72703f18770769042	2023-03-03

URL	Date	SRC
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-0480	2023-03-03
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2049700	2023-03-03
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/20210902215519.AWcuVc3li%25akpm%40linux-foundation.org	2023-03-03

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				< 5.15 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < 5.15"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux"				9.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "9.0"		-		Affected