What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 24, 2022 CVE published
August 3, 2024 Record updated