CVE-2022-0617 (GCVE-0-2022-0617)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-02-16 16:38 – Updated: 2024-08-02 23:32
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Summary
A flaw null pointer dereference in the Linux kernel UDF file system functionality was found in the way user triggers udf_file_write_iter function for the malicious UDF image. A local user could use this flaw to crash the system. Actual from Linux kernel 4.2-rc1 till 5.17-rc2.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a Kernel Affected: Linux kernel 5.17-rc2
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