Exploitation evidence
Known exploited · CISA KEV listed
Added 2022-04-11. Ransomware campaign use: Unknown.
CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA due date: 2022-05-02. This is the catalog’s deadline, not an assessment of your organization’s exposure.
KEV checked 13 Nov 2026, 00:20 Jerusalem · Original catalog ↗Reported products and versions
Linux Kernel / Kernel
Default status: Not specified
- affected: unspecified to < 5.4.168 (custom)
- affected: unspecified to < 5.10.88 (custom)
- affected: unspecified to < 5.15.11 (custom)
- affected: unspecified to < 5.16-rc6 (custom)
Fixes and workarounds
No explicit solution text in the downloaded CVE record. Consult the vendor advisory; unaffected version ranges are shown above as reported, not inferred as a patch recommendation.
Sources and related reporting
CVE Program record ↗ · Download tracked evidence as JSON
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit?id=ec6af094ea28f0f2dda1a6a33b14cd57e36a9755
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00012.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5096
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230110-0002/
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-22600
Observed change timeline
History begins when Egret first downloads each source. It is not the complete upstream CVE history.
12 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
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}07 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
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}06 Nov 2026, 00:20 Jerusalem · CVE Program record changed
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}03 Nov 2026, 02:22 Jerusalem · CISA KEV status changed
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