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CVE-2022-2978

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.8)—

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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Exploitation probability (EPSS)

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Affected technologies (2)

Debian — Debian LinuxLinux — Linux Kernel

CWEs

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