Vulnerability · Published Jan 12, 2023 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2022-4842
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity null pointer dereference in Kernel. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 10% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 89.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A flaw NULL Pointer Dereference in the Linux kernel NTFS3 driver function attr_punch_hole() was found. A local user could use this flaw to crash the system.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | 6.1.8-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-4842 |
| Debian:13 | linux | 6.1.8-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-4842 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 6.1.8-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-4842 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux | 5.15.0-70.77 | USN-6025-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux | 5.15.0-70.77 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-4842 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-allwinner-5.19 | 5.19.0-1012.12~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-4842 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws | 5.15.0-1034.38 | USN-6025-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws | 5.15.0-1034.38 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-4842 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure | 5.15.0-1036.43 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-4842 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure | 5.15.0-1036.43 | USN-6025-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-5.19 | 5.19.0-1026.29~22.04.1 | USN-6079-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-5.19 | 5.19.0-1026.29~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-4842 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde | 5.15.0-1036.43.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-4842 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde | 5.15.0-1036.43.1 | USN-6025-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 5.15.0-1032.40 | USN-6025-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 5.15.0-1032.40 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-4842 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-5.19 | 5.19.0-1024.26~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-4842 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gke | 5.15.0-1031.36 | USN-6025-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gke | 5.15.0-1031.36 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-4842 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gkeop | 5.15.0-1018.23 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-4842 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gkeop | 5.15.0-1018.23 | USN-6025-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-5.19 | 5.19.0-42.43~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-4842 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-5.19 | 5.19.0-42.43~22.04.1 | USN-6096-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-ibm | 5.15.0-1028.31 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-4842 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-ibm | 5.15.0-1028.31 | USN-6025-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iotg | 5.15.0-1028.33 | USN-6057-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iotg | 5.15.0-1028.33 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-4842 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-kvm | 5.15.0-1031.36 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-4842 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-kvm | 5.15.0-1031.36 | USN-6025-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency | 5.15.0-70.77 | USN-6025-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency | 5.15.0-70.77 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-4842 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 | 5.19.0-1024.25~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-4842 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia | 5.15.0-1023.23 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-4842 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-5.17 | 5.17.0-1034.35 | USN-6206-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-5.17 | 5.17.0-1034.35 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-4842 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.0 | 6.0.0-1019.19 | USN-6235-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.0 | 6.0.0-1019.19 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-4842 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.1 | 6.1.0-1008.8 | USN-5978-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.1 | 6.1.0-1008.8 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-4842 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle | 5.15.0-1033.39 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-4842 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle | 5.15.0-1033.39 | USN-6025-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-raspi | 5.15.0-1027.29 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-4842 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-raspi | 5.15.0-1027.29 | USN-6025-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-4842 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-4842 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-4842 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-476 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H