CVE-2022-0995

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

1.0

Description

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

Metasploit modules

exploit_linux/local/cve_2022_0995_watch_queue rank 500

Watch Queue Out of Bounds Write

Source code queued for fetch — refresh in a moment.

OS impact

OS	Version	Status	Fixed in
sles		affected
debian	bookworm	fixed	`5.16.18-1`
debian	bullseye	fixed	`5.10.106-1`
debian	forky	fixed	`5.16.18-1`
debian	sid	fixed	`5.16.18-1`
debian	trixie	fixed	`5.16.18-1`

References

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.