high7.8
CVE-2022-1998
A use after free in the Linux kernel File System notify functionality was found in the way user triggers copy_info_records_to_user() call to fail in copy_event…
Impact
A use after free in the Linux kernel File System notify functionality was found in the way user triggers copy_info_records_to_user() call to fail in copy_event_to_user(). A local user could use this flaw to crash the system or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | from 5.10.46 before 5.10.97 from 5.12.12 before 5.15.20 from 5.16.0 before 5.16.6 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | Version 35 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | Version 9.0 |
| Netapp | H410c Firmware | All versions |
| Netapp | H300s Firmware | All versions |
| Netapp | H500s Firmware | All versions |
| Netapp | H700s Firmware | All versions |
| Netapp | H410s Firmware | All versions |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c?h=v5.17&id=ee12595147ac1fbfb5bcb23837e26dd58d94b15d
- https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2022/q1/99
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220707-0009/
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c?h=v5.17&id=ee12595147ac1fbfb5bcb23837e26dd58d94b15d
- https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2022/q1/99
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220707-0009/