EIP-ad32d249
A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the CloudLinux Lightweight Virtualized Environment (LVE) kernel module due to an overflow of a reference counter. Successful exploitation allows an authenticated local user to escalate their privileges to root, whereas an unsuccessful exploit may cause a kernel panic.
Vulnerability Identifiers
Exodus Intelligence: EIP-ad32d249MITRE: CVE-2022-0492Vulnerability Metrics
CVSSv2 Score: 6.6Vendor References
https://changelog.cloudlinux.com/search?value=ad32d249Discovery Credit
Exodus IntelligenceDisclosure Timeline
Disclosed to affected vendor: April 21st, 2022Disclosed to public: January 13th, 2023Further Information
Readers of this advisory who are interested in receiving further details around the vulnerability, mitigations, detection guidance, and more can contact us at [email protected].
Researchers who are interested in monetizing their 0Day and NDay can work with us through our Research Sponsorship Program (RSP).
The post CloudLinux LVE kernel module (kmod-lve) Reference Counter Overflow appeared first on Exodus Intelligence.
Support the originator by clicking the read the rest link below.