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 ni…
Published Aug 24, 2022 · updated Oct 14, 2026 · linux linux kernel
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.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Aug 24, 2022 · NIST NVD
Detected
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.
Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
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.
Affected
- cpe debian/debian linux10.0
- cpe linux/linux kernelversion unspecified
Sources
- CVE.orgCVE-2022-2978
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - NIST NVDCVE-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
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