CVSS 3.1
7.8 highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCVE-2022-0995
An out-of-bounds (OOB) memory write flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s watch_queue event notification subsystem. This flaw can overwrite parts of the kernel state, potentially allowing a local user to gain privileged access or cause a denial of service on the system.
Severity
- EPSS
- 8.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 95% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CISA KEV
- listed 2026-08-26, due 2026-08-29
- CWE
- CWE-787
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- fedoraproject:fedora
- linux:linux_kernel
- netapp:h300e_firmware
- netapp:h300s_firmware
- netapp:h410c_firmware
- netapp:h410s_firmware
- netapp:h500e_firmware
- netapp:h500s_firmware
- netapp:h610c_firmware
- netapp:h610s_firmware
- netapp:h615c_firmware
- netapp:h700e_firmware
- netapp:h700s_firmware
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166770/Linux-watch_queue-Filter-Out-Of-Bounds-Write.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166815/Watch-Queue-Out-Of-Bounds-Write.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2063786
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=93ce93587d36493f2f86921fa79921b3cba63fbb
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220429-0001/