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Security advisory
A flaw null pointer dereference in the Linux kernel UDF file system functionality was found in the way user triggers udf_file_write_iter function for the malicious UDF image. A local user could use this flaw to crash the system. Actual from Linux kernel 4.2-rc1 till 5.17-rc2.
- Products
- Not specified
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2022-0617
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 3 Nov 2026, 05:45 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
A flaw null pointer dereference in the Linux kernel UDF file system functionality was found in the way user triggers udf_file_write_iter function for the malicious UDF image. A local user could use this flaw to crash the system. Actual from Linux kernel 4.2-rc1 till 5.17-rc2.
osv:CVE-2022-0617
Complete source record
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"summary": "A flaw null pointer dereference in the Linux kernel UDF file system functionality was found in the way user triggers udf_file_write_iter function for the malicious UDF image. A local user could use this flaw to crash the system. Actual from Linux kernel 4.2-rc1 till 5.17-rc2.",
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"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0617",
"https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5095",
"https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5096",
"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00011.html",
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"source_id": "core-osv",
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"published_at": "2022-02-16T16:38:03+00:00"
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