CVE-2022-29162

CVE-2022-29162 is a high-severity vulnerability in runc, a CLI tool for managing Linux containers, affecting versions prior to 1.1.2. It allowed processes created with runc exec --cap to inherit capabilities, potentially enabling privilege escalation for programs with inheritable file capabilities. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.