CVE Catalog

CVE-2022-3621

MediumCVSS 4.3
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk
1.33%

71th percentile - higher than 71% of all known CVEs

Summary

A vulnerability was found in the Linux Kernel in the nilfs_bmap_lookup_at_level function of the file fs/nilfs2/inode.c, related to the nilfs2 component. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Risk Assessment

A remote attacker could cause a system crash through a null pointer dereference, leading to denial of service. This may disrupt the availability of nilfs2 filesystems and dependent services.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix for this vulnerability. Avoid mounting untrusted nilfs2 filesystems.

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Original NVD description (English source)

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is the function nilfs_bmap_lookup_at_level of the file fs/nilfs2/inode.c of the component nilfs2. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-211920.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS