CVE-2022-4842 (GCVE-0-2022-4842)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-01-12 00:00 – Updated: 2025-04-08 13:45
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
A flaw NULL Pointer Dereference in the Linux kernel NTFS3 driver function attr_punch_hole() was found. A local user could use this flaw to crash the system.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-08 13:44 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
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