What is CVE-2022-21505?

CVE-2022-21505 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.7 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from Oracle Linux: 7 onward. CVE-2022-21505 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-21505?

CVE-2022-21505 has a CVSS score of 6.7 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-21505?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2022-21505. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2022-21505 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-21505 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-21505

Medium

In the linux kernel, if IMA appraisal is used with the "ima_appraise=log" boot param, lockdown can be defeated with kexec on any machine when Secure Boot is disabled or unavailable. IMA prevents setting "ima_appraise=log" from the boot param when Secure Boot is enabled, but this does not cover cases where lockdown is used without Secure Boot. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.7 (Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-12-24

Last modified 2025-06-18

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Not yet patched

CVSS 3.1 score

6.7

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-346

CVE-2022-21505 is classified as CWE-346

See CWE-346 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions Oracle Linux: 7, Oracle Linux: 8, Oracle Linux: 9 and later are affected. No fixed version recorded yet.

Affected from

≥ Oracle Linux: 7 ≥ Oracle Linux: 8 ≥ Oracle Linux: 9

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-21505 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Linux
https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2022-21505.html

Vendor Advisory
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/linus/543ce63b664e2c2f9533d089a4664b559c3e6b5b
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-21505

Severity Medium

CVSS score 6.7 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-12-24

Modified 2025-06-18

KEV No

Patch

Not yet patched

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-21505?

CVE-2022-21505 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.7 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from Oracle Linux: 7 onward . CVE-2022-21505 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-21505?

CVE-2022-21505 has a CVSS score of 6.7 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-21505?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2022-21505. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2022-21505 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-21505 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.