Linux · Kernel
CVE-2022-0847
Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
What it is
A flaw was found in the way the "flags" member of the new pipe buffer structure was lacking proper initialization in copy_page_to_iter_pipe and push_pipe functions in the Linux kernel and could thus contain stale values. An unprivileged local user could use this flaw to write to pages in the page cache backed by read only files and as such escalate their privileges on the system.
CISA: Linux kernel contains an improper initialization vulnerability where an unprivileged local user could escalate their privileges on the system. This vulnerability has the moniker of "Dirty Pipe."
What to do
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Deadline for US federal agencies: May 16, 2022
- Added to the CISA list
- April 25, 2022
- Published
- March 7, 2022
- Severity
- High 7.8 CVSS 3.1
- Chance of attacks in the next 30 days (EPSS)
- 93% in the top 0.2% of all known vulnerabilities
- Weakness
- CWE-665
- More details
- NVD · CVE.org · CISA
All references (10)
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2060795
- https://dirtypipe.cm4all.com/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166230/Dirty-Pipe-SUID-Binary-Hijack-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166229/Dirty-Pipe-Linux-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166258/Dirty-Pipe-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html
- https://www.suse.com/support/kb/doc/?id=000020603
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220325-0005/
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-222547.pdf
- https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2022-0015
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176534/Linux-4.20-KTLS-Read-Only-Write.html
More exploited flaws from Linux
| Added | Vulnerability | Product | Severity | Attack chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2026 | Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions | Kernel | Critical 9.8 | 3.3% |
| Sep 18, 2026 | Race Condition | Kernel | High 7.8 | 1.6% |
| Sep 18, 2026 | Out-of-Bounds Write | Kernel | High 8.8 | 0.9% |
| Aug 27, 2026 | Unspecified | Kernel | High 7.8 | 0.7% |
| Aug 26, 2026 | Out-of-Bounds Write | Kernel | High 7.8 | 8.9% |
| Jun 2, 2026 | Improper Authentication | Kernel | High 7.8 | 5.5% |
| May 1, 2026 | Incorrect Resource Transfer Between Spheres | Kernel | High 7.8 | 98% |
| Jan 26, 2026 | Integer Overflow | Kernel | High 7.8 | 15% |
Sources: Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (CISA, public domain), CVE records (cve.org) and EPSS (FIRST). The chance of attacks is the EPSS estimate that someone will try to exploit the flaw in the next 30 days.