CVE-2022-3650: A privilege escalation flaw was found in Ceph

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HIGH 7.8WATCHLISTDOWNGRADE

CVE-2022-3650 is a high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.8) affecting ceph. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

A privilege escalation flaw was found in Ceph. Ceph-crash.service allows a local attacker to escalate privileges to root in the form of a crash dump, and dump privileged information.

Why this priority

High severity
Public exploit reference
On your watchlist

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	7.8 (High)
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	Low
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.3% (top 74%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-842
Published	2023-01-17
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): Red Hat, Inc. · Vendor: redhat

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2023-01-17 19:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 04:59 UTCUpdated Record last modified

redhat ceph DOWNGRADE

Affected: 16.2.9

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 16.2.9

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy ceph || rpm -q ceph || ceph --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 16.2.9 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison ceph sudo apt install ceph=<VERSION_BEFORE_16.2.9> sudo apt-mark hold ceph

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list ceph sudo dnf downgrade ceph-<VERSION_BEFORE_16.2.9> sudo dnf versionlock add ceph

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

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Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2022-3650?

ceph: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2022-3650 being exploited?

CVE-2022-3650 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2022-3650 affect?

CVE-2022-3650 affects ceph. Severity is high (CVSS 7.8). A privilege escalation flaw was found in Ceph. Ceph-crash.service allows a local attacker to escalate privileges to root in the form of a crash dump, and dump privileged information.

How urgent is CVE-2022-3650?

Priority 44/100. High severity; Public exploit reference; On your watchlist

Software pages

Ceph vulnerabilities

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References

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