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CVE-2022-2978
HIGH · CVSS 7.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2022-08-24T16:15:12.010 · Last modified 2026-06-17T04:42:55.003

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.

Affected products

linux — linux_kernel

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