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CVE-2022-0811

8.8 · HIGH

A flaw was found in CRI-O in the way it set kernel options for a pod.

Published Mar 16, 2022CWE-94EPSS 19.05%

Overview

CVE-2022-0811 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on March 16, 2022 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

A flaw was found in CRI-O in the way it set kernel options for a pod. This issue allows anyone with rights to deploy a pod on a Kubernetes cluster that uses the CRI-O runtime to achieve a container escape and arbitrary code execution as root on the cluster node, where the malicious pod was deployed.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refbugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2059475GitHubgithub.com/cri-o/cri-o/security/advisories/GHSA-6x2m-w449-qwx7Refbugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2059475GitHubgithub.com/cri-o/cri-o/security/advisories/GHSA-6x2m-w449-qwx7

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-0811?

CVE-2022-0811 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on March 16, 2022 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2022-0811?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2022-0811?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2022-0811?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2022-0811 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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