Is CVE-2022-0185 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-0185 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-11-06.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-0185?

CVE-2022-0185 has a CVSS score of 8.4 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2022-0185?

Patch guidance is available from linux security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2022-0185.

Fix CVE-2022-0185 - HIGH linux linux kernel

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2022-0185?

12 products: linux linux kernel, linux linux kernel, linux linux kernel, linux linux kernel, netapp h410c firmware, and 7 more.

Description

A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way the legacy_parse_param function in the Filesystem Context functionality of the Linux kernel verified the supplied parameters length. An unprivileged (in case of unprivileged user namespaces enabled, otherwise needs namespaced CAP_SYS_ADMIN privilege) local user able to open a filesystem that does not support the Filesystem Context API (and thus fallbacks to legacy handling) could use this flaw to escalate their privileges on the system.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: local
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-190 · Integer Overflow CWE-191

Metadata

Primary Vendor: LINUX
Published: 2/11/2022
Last Modified: 11/6/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

linux : linux_kernellinux : linux_kernellinux : linux_kernellinux : linux_kernelnetapp : h410c_firmwarenetapp : h300s_firmwarenetapp : h500s_firmwarenetapp : h700s_firmwarenetapp : h300e_firmwarenetapp : h500e_firmwarenetapp : h700e_firmwarenetapp : h410s_firmware

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD