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CVE-2022-2978
high
Description
A flaw use after free in the Linux kernel NILFS file system was found in the way user triggers function security_inode_alloc to fail with following call to function nilfs_mdt_destroy. A local user could use this flaw to crash the system or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.
References
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-fsdevel/20220816040859.659129-1-dzm91%40hust.edu.cn/T/#u
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00034.html