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Vulnerability · Published Jun 9, 2022 · Assigned by redhat

CVE-2022-1998

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity use-after-free in Kernel. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 27% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 73.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

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 packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
AlmaLinux:9bpftool5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1ALSA-2022:8267
AlmaLinux:9kernel5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1ALSA-2022:8267
AlmaLinux:9kernel-abi-stablelists5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1ALSA-2022:8267
AlmaLinux:9kernel-core5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1ALSA-2022:8267
AlmaLinux:9kernel-cross-headers5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1ALSA-2022:8267
AlmaLinux:9kernel-debug5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1ALSA-2022:8267
AlmaLinux:9kernel-debug-core5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1ALSA-2022:8267
AlmaLinux:9kernel-debug-devel5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1ALSA-2022:8267
AlmaLinux:9kernel-debug-devel-matched5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1ALSA-2022:8267
AlmaLinux:9kernel-debug-modules5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1ALSA-2022:8267
AlmaLinux:9kernel-debug-modules-extra5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1ALSA-2022:8267
AlmaLinux:9kernel-devel5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1ALSA-2022:8267
AlmaLinux:9kernel-devel-matched5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1ALSA-2022:8267
AlmaLinux:9kernel-doc5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1ALSA-2022:8267
AlmaLinux:9kernel-headers5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1ALSA-2022:8267
AlmaLinux:9kernel-modules5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1ALSA-2022:8267
AlmaLinux:9kernel-modules-extra5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1ALSA-2022:8267
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt5.14.0-162.6.1.rt21.168.el9_1ALSA-2022:7933
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-core5.14.0-162.6.1.rt21.168.el9_1ALSA-2022:7933
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-debug5.14.0-162.6.1.rt21.168.el9_1ALSA-2022:7933
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-debug-core5.14.0-162.6.1.rt21.168.el9_1ALSA-2022:7933
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-debug-devel5.14.0-162.6.1.rt21.168.el9_1ALSA-2022:7933
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-debug-kvm5.14.0-162.6.1.rt21.168.el9_1ALSA-2022:7933
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-debug-modules5.14.0-162.6.1.rt21.168.el9_1ALSA-2022:7933
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra5.14.0-162.6.1.rt21.168.el9_1ALSA-2022:7933
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-devel5.14.0-162.6.1.rt21.168.el9_1ALSA-2022:7933
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-kvm5.14.0-162.6.1.rt21.168.el9_1ALSA-2022:7933
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-modules5.14.0-162.6.1.rt21.168.el9_1ALSA-2022:7933
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-modules-extra5.14.0-162.6.1.rt21.168.el9_1ALSA-2022:7933
AlmaLinux:9kernel-tools5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1ALSA-2022:8267
AlmaLinux:9kernel-tools-libs5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1ALSA-2022:8267
AlmaLinux:9kernel-tools-libs-devel5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1ALSA-2022:8267
AlmaLinux:9kernel-zfcpdump5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1ALSA-2022:8267
AlmaLinux:9kernel-zfcpdump-core5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1ALSA-2022:8267
AlmaLinux:9kernel-zfcpdump-devel5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1ALSA-2022:8267
AlmaLinux:9kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matched5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1ALSA-2022:8267
AlmaLinux:9kernel-zfcpdump-modules5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1ALSA-2022:8267
AlmaLinux:9kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1ALSA-2022:8267
AlmaLinux:9perf5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1ALSA-2022:8267
AlmaLinux:9python3-perf5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1ALSA-2022:8267
Debian:12linux5.16.7-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-1998
Debian:13linux5.16.7-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-1998
Debian:14linux5.16.7-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-1998

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
n/a Kernel Linux kernel 5.17-rc3

Weakness: CWE-416

References