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CVE-2022-2978

Type: advisorySource: Official CVE List1 source record

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.

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CVE-2022-2978

Primary source · Revision 1

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Security context

Source reference: cve:CVE-2022-2978

Kernel

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product

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Prerequisites
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Structured affected-version data

Original package identities and version rules from this source.

[
  {
    "vendor": "n/a",
    "product": "Kernel",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "Linux kernel 6.0-rc3"
      }
    ]
  }
]
Related CVEs
CVE-2022-2978

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Event
#21853 · Revision 1
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