CVE-2022-1998

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Source
https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1998
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2022-1998.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2022-1998
Downstream
Related
Published
2022-06-09T14:46:48Z
Modified
2026-05-01T04:06:19.434896Z
Summary
[none]
Details

A use after free in the Linux kernel File System notify functionality was found in the way user triggers copyinforecordstouser() call to fail in copyeventto_user(). A local user could use this flaw to crash the system or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.

Database specific 
{
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-416"
    ],
    "cna_assigner": "redhat",
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/1xxx/CVE-2022-1998.json"
}
References

Affected packages

Git / git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affected
Last affected
dfd42facf1e4ada021b939b4e19c935dcdd55566
Database specific 
{
    "extracted_events": [
        {
            "introduced": "0"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "Linux kernel 5.17-rc3"
        }
    ],
    "source": "AFFECTED_FIELD"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2022-1998.json"