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CVE-2022-0995

Published: Mar 25, 2022

Modified: Aug 2, 2024

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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.

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	kernel	affected `kernel 5.17 rc8`

Weaknesses (CWE)

References

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

x_refsource_MISC

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

x_refsource_MISC

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

x_refsource_MISC

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

x_refsource_MISC

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

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