SB2022060932 - Fedora 35 update for kernel
Published: June 9, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022060932
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1973)
CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the NTFS file system implementation in the Linux
kernel. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and crash the system or gain access to sensitive information.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.