CVE-2022-1998

kernel: fanotify misuses fd_install() which could lead to use-after-free

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

A use after free in the Linux kernel File System notify functionality was found in the way user triggers copy_info_records_to_user() call to fail in copy_event_to_user(). A local user could use this flaw to crash the system or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.

Se ha encontrado un uso de memoria previamente liberada en la funcionalidad de notificación del sistema de archivos del kernel de Linux en la forma en que el usuario activa la llamada copy_info_records_to_user() para fallar en copy_event_to_user(). Un usuario local podría usar este fallo para bloquear el sistema o potencialmente escalar sus privilegios en el sistema

A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s File System notify functionality in the way a user triggers the copy_info_records_to_user() function call to fail in copy_event_to_user(). This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2022-06-06 CVE Reserved
2022-06-09 CVE Published
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-03 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-416: Use After Free

CAPEC

References (5)

URL	Tag	Source
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220707-0009	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c?h=v5.17&id=ee12595147ac1fbfb5bcb23837e26dd58d94b15d	2023-05-16
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2022/q1/99	2023-05-16

URL	Date	SRC
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-1998	2022-11-15
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2052312	2022-11-15

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"	H410c Firmware Search vendor "Netapp" for product "H410c Firmware"	-	-	Affected	in	Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"	H410c Search vendor "Netapp" for product "H410c"	-	-	Safe
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"	H300s Firmware Search vendor "Netapp" for product "H300s Firmware"	-	-	Affected	in	Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"	H300s Search vendor "Netapp" for product "H300s"	-	-	Safe
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"	H500s Firmware Search vendor "Netapp" for product "H500s Firmware"	-	-	Affected	in	Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"	H500s Search vendor "Netapp" for product "H500s"	-	-	Safe
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"	H700s Firmware Search vendor "Netapp" for product "H700s Firmware"	-	-	Affected	in	Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"	H700s Search vendor "Netapp" for product "H700s"	-	-	Safe
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"	H410s Firmware Search vendor "Netapp" for product "H410s Firmware"	-	-	Affected	in	Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"	H410s Search vendor "Netapp" for product "H410s"	-	-	Safe
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				>= 5.10.46 < 5.10.97 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 5.10.46 < 5.10.97"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				>= 5.12.12 < 5.15.20 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 5.12.12 < 5.15.20"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				>= 5.16.0 < 5.16.6 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 5.16.0 < 5.16.6"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora"				35 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "35"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux"				9.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "9.0"		-		Affected