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CVE-2022-1998
HIGH · CVSS 7.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2022-06-09T15:15:09.327 · Last modified 2026-06-17T04:23:29.617

Summary

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.

Affected products

linux — linux_kernel

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