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CVE-2022-2978 (GCVE-0-2022-2978)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-08-24 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-03 00:53
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Summary
A flaw use after free in the Linux kernel NILFS file system was found in the way user triggers function security_inode_alloc to fail with following call to function nilfs_mdt_destroy. A local user could use this flaw to crash the system or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a Kernel Affected: Linux kernel 6.0-rc3
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