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Red Hat: CVE-2022-1184: use-after-free and memory errors in ext4 when mounting and operating on a corrupted image (Multiple Advisories)

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Red Hat: CVE-2022-1184: use-after-free and memory errors in ext4 when mounting and operating on a corrupted image (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
08/29/2022
Created
11/10/2022
Added
11/09/2022
Modified
04/19/2024

Description

A use-after-free flaw was found in fs/ext4/namei.c:dx_insert_block() in the Linux kernel’s filesystem sub-component. This flaw allows a local attacker with a user privilege to cause a denial of service.

Solution(s)

  • redhat-upgrade-kernel
  • redhat-upgrade-kernel-rt

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