CVE-2022-1998

CVSS V2 High 7.2 CVSS V3 High 7.8
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.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2022-1998
  • Assigner
  • secalert@redhat.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Undergoing Analysis
  • Published Version
  • 2022-06-09T15:15:09
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2022-10-05T15:16:46
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-416 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/416.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
AND
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 5.1 5.17
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
AND
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
AND
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
AND
cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h410c_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h410c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
AND
cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h300s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h300s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
AND
cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h500s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h500s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
AND
cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h700s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h700s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
AND
cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h410s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h410s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Base Score
  • 7.2
  • Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 10
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.1
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • LOW
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • HIGH
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 7.8
  • Base Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 1.8
  • Impact Score
  • 5.9
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c?h=v5.17&id=ee12595147ac1fbfb5bcb23837e26dd58d94b15d Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2022/q1/99 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220707-0009/ Third Party Advisory
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1998
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-1998
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-06-09 16:00:10 Added to TrackCVE
2023-04-10 17:10:40 Analyzed Undergoing Analysis Vulnerability Status updated