CVE-2022-1353
Medium
Elevated severity or exploit probability.
CVSS base
7.1
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
0.4%
33.8th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness / dates
CWE-200
Published 2022-04-29 · modified 2026-08-05
CVSS breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
| Attack Vector | L | Local |
| Attack Complexity | L | Low |
| Privileges Required | L | Low |
| User Interaction | N | None |
| Scope | U | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | H | High |
| Integrity | N | None |
| Availability | H | High |
Timeline
- 2022-04-29 — Published (NVD)
- 2026-08-05 — Last modified (NVD)
Description
A vulnerability was found in the pfkey_register function in net/key/af_key.c in the Linux kernel. This flaw allows a local, unprivileged user to gain access to kernel memory, leading to a system crash or a leak of internal kernel information.
Affected
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2066819
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9a564bccb78a76740ea9d75a259942df8143d02c
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/07/msg00000.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220629-0001/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5127
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5173
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2066819
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9a564bccb78a76740ea9d75a259942df8143d02c
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/07/msg00000.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220629-0001/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5127
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5173