CVE-2022-28796
mediumpriority · track · 28EPSS 0.003 · 25 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
jbd2_journal_wait_updates in fs/jbd2/transaction.c in the Linux kernel before 5.17.1 has a use-after-free caused by a transaction_t race condition.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.4–7
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affected products (32)
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- netapp active iq unified managerall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2022-0251Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen nicht spezifizierten AngriffDeutsch2022-04-10csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Linux Kernel ausnutzen, um einen nicht näher spezifizierten Angriff durchzuführen.
also known as (4)
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references (12)
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2022-28796cnnvd
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.17.1cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2022-28796/cnnvd
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/cc16eecae687912238ee6efbff71ad31e2bc414ecnnvd
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220506-0006/cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Linux-kernel-reuse-after-free-via-jbd2-journal-wait-updates-38008cnnvd
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.17.1enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/cc16eecae687912238ee6efbff71ad31e2bc414eenisa_euvd
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