FKIE_CVE-2022-3238

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2022-11-14 21:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 04:59
Severity
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
A double-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s NTFS3 subsystem in how a user triggers remount and umount simultaneously. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2127927Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2127927Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
linux linux_kernel 6.1
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