Vulnerability Database

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Total vulnerabilities in the database

CVE-2022-1998

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.

  • Published: Jun 9, 2022
  • Updated: Nov 16, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2022-1998
  • Severity: High
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 7.8
  • AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 7.2
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
fedoraproject / fedora 35 35.x
redhat / enterprise_linux 9.0 9.0.x
linux / linux_kernel 5.16.0 5.16.6
linux / linux_kernel 5.12.12 5.15.20
linux / linux_kernel 5.10.46 5.10.97