# CVE-2022-24122: kernel/ucount.c in the Linux kernel 5.14 through 5.16.4, when unprivileged user namespaces are enabled, allows a use-after-free and privileg

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2022-01-29 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

kernel/ucount.c in the Linux kernel 5.14 through 5.16.4, when unprivileged user namespaces are enabled, allows a use-after-free and privilege escalation because a ucounts object can outlive its namespace.

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## References

- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f9d87929d451d3e649699d0f1d74f71f77ad38f5
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f9d87929d451d3e649699d0f1d74f71f77ad38f5
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/29/1
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HSR3AI2IQGRKZCHNKF6S25JGDKUEAWWL/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VVSZKUJAZ2VN6LJ35J2B6YD6BOPQTU3B/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220221-0001/
- https://github.com/meowmeowxw/CVE-2022-24122

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