Vulnerabilities > CVE-2022-4842 - NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in Linux Kernel 6.2

047910
CVSS 5.5 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
LOW
Confidentiality impact
NONE
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
HIGH
local
low complexity
linux
CWE-476

Summary

A flaw NULL Pointer Dereference in the Linux kernel NTFS3 driver function attr_punch_hole() was found. A local user could use this flaw to crash the system.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
OS
Linux
1

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)