CVE-2022-38014 - Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability · CoreCVE

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HIGH

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Published Nov 9, 2022

7.0

HIGH

CVSS 3.1

EPSS 0.34%

Description

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Affected products

Vendor Microsoft Product Azure EFLOW Default
n/a
- Version
  1.4.0.0
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <1.4.2.12122 LTS
Vendor Microsoft Product Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) Default
n/a
- Version
  5.0.0.0
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <5.15.62.1

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor

Product

Default status

Versions

n/a

Version	Status	Constraints
1.4.0.0	affected	<1.4.2.12122 LTS

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2)

n/a

Version	Status	Constraints
5.0.0.0	affected	<5.15.62.1

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-362

Race Condition

References (1)

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-38014
vendor-advisorypatch

Link	Providers	Tags
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-38014		vendor-advisorypatch

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner microsoft

Published Nov 9, 2022

Updated Aug 10, 2026

Reserved Aug 8, 2022

Link CVE-2022-38014

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated Oct 15, 2024

Status Modified

Modified Aug 10, 2026

Link CVE-2022-38014

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2022-38014