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CVE-2022-0185

Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

IN CISA KEV

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.

Vendor
Linux
Product
Kernel
CVSS
No score recorded (no NVD record loaded for this entry)
Published
Not recorded
NVD modified
Not recorded

CISA KEV

Date added
2024-08-21
Due date
2024-09-11
Ransomware use
Unknown
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if updates are unavailable.

EPSS

25.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (percentile 97th)

FIRST EPSS, updated 17 Oct 2026. About EPSS

CVSS is severity, EPSS is likelihood, KEV means already exploited. EPSS is a statistical probability, not a certainty: a low score does not make a bug safe, and a high one does not prove it is being exploited.

Data last updated 18 Oct 2026. Sources: NVD API 2.0, CISA KEV catalog, FIRST EPSS. Links: NVD, CISA KEV. Metadata only. ThreatWire does not host exploit code.