# CVE-2022-0185: A Linux Kernel bug is being used in attacks

Status: Being used now (CISA KEV, added 2024-08-21)
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## Agent prompt (read-only)
Read-only check, change nothing, send nothing anywhere.
Is Linux Kernel (CVE-2022-0185) installed or running on this machine or in this project?
1. Find every copy and its version (apps, packages, containers, lockfiles).
2. Compare each version against the vendor's fixed version for CVE-2022-0185. Quote the vendor page you used.
3. Report a table: where, version, fixed version, status (exposed / fixed / not installed / unsure).
4. List the exact update steps, but do not run them.

## Official description
Linux kernel contains a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the legacy_parse_param function in the Filesystem Context functionality. This allows an attacker to open a filesystem that does not support the Filesystem Context API and ultimately escalate privileges.

## Sources
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0185
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0185

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