CVE-2022-0492: listed in the CISA KEV catalog

CVE-2022-0492 · CVSS 7.8 HIGH · EPSS 6% · KEV 2026-06-02

A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel’s cgroup_release_agent_write in the kernel/cgroup/cgroup-v1.c function. This flaw, under certain circumstances, allows the use of the cgroups v1 release_agent feature to escalate privileges and bypass the namespace isolation unexpectedly.

Is CVE-2022-0492 exploited?

Which products and versions are affected?

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Is there a patch?

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KEV and EPSS are re-checked daily. Record last updated 2026-08-15.