Vulnerabilities > CVE-2022-1184 - Use After Free vulnerability in multiple products

047910
CVSS 5.5 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
LOW
Confidentiality impact
NONE
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
HIGH

Summary

A use-after-free flaw was found in fs/ext4/namei.c:dx_insert_block() in the Linux kernel’s filesystem sub-component. This flaw allows a local attacker with a user privilege to cause a denial of service.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
OS
Linux
3325
OS
Redhat
2
OS
Debian
2
OS
Canonical
4

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)