CVE-2022-0617
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CVE-2022-0617
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.
Exploit probability
0.5%
Published
February 16, 2022
Required by
Not available
Last source change
August 12, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
2 explicit affected versions
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2022-0617
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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.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/04/13/2
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=7fc3b7c2981bbd1047916ade327beccb90994eee
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ea8569194b43f0f01f0a84c689388542c7254a1f
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/0xxx/CVE-2022-0617.json
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00011.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00012.html
- https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20220114172329.ygzry5rlz64ua2nr%40quack3.lan/T/
- 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