CVE-2022-1998

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    CVE-2022-1998

    Published: 9 Jun 2022Last Modified: 12 Aug 2026

    Summary:

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

    References: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c?h=v5.17&id=ee12595147ac1fbfb5bcb23837e26dd58d94b15d, https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2022/q1/99, https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/1xxx/CVE-2022-1998.json, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1998, https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220707-0009/

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- dfd42facf1e4ada021b939b4e19c935dcdd55566
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    Linux kernel 5.17-rc3

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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