MSRXCVE-2022-0995
CVE-2022-0995
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CVSS 3.1 · CNA
chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS; higher than 95% of CVEs)
An out-of-bounds (OOB) memory write flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s watch_queue event notification subsystem. This flaw can overwrite parts of the kernel state, potentially allowing a local user to gain privileged access or cause a denial of service on the system.
Scores
Affected products
- n/a kernel: kernel 5.17 rc8
Weakness: CWE-787
Also known as: A-227638011, PUB-A-227638011
5 references (advisories, patches, write-ups)
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2063786 · x_refsource_MISC
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=93ce93587d36493f2f86921fa79921b3cba63fbb · x_refsource_MISC
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166770/Linux-watch_queue-Filter-Out-Of-Bounds-Write.html · x_refsource_MISC
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166815/Watch-Queue-Out-Of-Bounds-Write.html · x_refsource_MISC
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220429-0001/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM
Sources: CVE.org, OSV.dev, FIRST EPSS. Missing ones did not answer or have no record yet.