UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2978
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.
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
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03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
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.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://lore.kernel.org/linux-fsdevel/[email protected]/T/#u
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-2978
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5650-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5693-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5727-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5727-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5728-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5728-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5728-3
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5729-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5729-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5774-1
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2978