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CVE-2022-1998

CVE-2022-1998

EPSS 0.3%CWE-416
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
n/a · Kernel

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References
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c?h=v5.17&id=ee12595147ac1fbfb5bcb23837e26dd58d94b15dhttps://seclists.org/oss-sec/2022/q1/99https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220707-0009/