# ELSA-2022-7720: Security update for 7 packages

ELSA-2022-7720, released November 15, 2022, fixes 1 CVE across 7 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/elsa-2022-7720
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Nov 15, 2022
- Priority: High (Closes CVE-2022-1304, high severity)
- CVEs: 1, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2022-7720.html

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [e2fsprogs](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/e2fsprogs.md) | ol 8 | 0:1.45.6-5.el8 |
| [e2fsprogs-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/e2fsprogs-devel.md) | ol 8 | 0:1.45.6-5.el8 |
| [e2fsprogs-libs](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/e2fsprogs-libs.md) | ol 8 | 0:1.45.6-5.el8 |
| [libcom_err](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/libcom-err.md) | ol 8 | 0:1.45.6-5.el8 |
| [libcom_err-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/libcom-err-devel.md) | ol 8 | 0:1.45.6-5.el8 |
| [libss](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/libss.md) | ol 8 | 0:1.45.6-5.el8 |
| [libss-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/libss-devel.md) | ol 8 | 0:1.45.6-5.el8 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2022-1304](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2022-1304.md) | High | e2fsprogs: The e2fsprogs packages provide a number of utilities for creating, checking, modifying, and correcting the ext2, ext3... | 7.8 | 0.0147 |  |

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Data as of 2026-11-07T06:34:28Z UTC. Source: Patchblox Patch Radar (https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar). Patchblox finds out-of-date software on Windows, macOS and Linux and updates it through release rings: https://patchblox.com/demo