CVE-2022-0995

high

Description

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.

References

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220429-0001/

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=93ce93587d36493f2f86921fa79921b3cba63fbb

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2063786

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166815/Watch-Queue-Out-Of-Bounds-Write.html

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166770/Linux-watch_queue-Filter-Out-Of-Bounds-Write.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2022-03-25

Updated: 2023-11-09

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High