Vulnerability · Published Apr 8, 2022 · Assigned by mitre

CVE-2022-28796

High 7.0

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in the linux-oem-5.17 package (Ubuntu). 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 26% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)7.0High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 74.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

jbd2_journal_wait_updates in fs/jbd2/transaction.c in the Linux kernel before 5.17.1 has a use-after-free caused by a transaction_t race condition.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.175.17.0-1004.4UBUNTU-CVE-2022-28796

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
n/a n/a n/a

References