CVE-2022-0995
Act now ● On CISA KEV — actively exploited
Actively exploited — on the CISA KEV list.
CVSS base
7.8
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
9.5%
95.2th percentile
CISA KEV
Listed
Added 2026-08-26 · patch by 2026-09-09
Weakness / dates
CWE-787
Published 2022-03-25 · modified 2026-08-27
Description
An out-of-bounds (OOB) memory write flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s watch_queue event notification subsystem. This flaw can overwrite parts of the kernel state, potentially allowing a local user to gain privileged access or cause a denial of service on the system.
Affected
References
- exploit http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166770/Linux-watch_queue-Filter-Out-Of-Bounds-Write.html
- exploit http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166815/Watch-Queue-Out-Of-Bounds-Write.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2063786
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=93ce93587d36493f2f86921fa79921b3cba63fbb
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220429-0001/
- exploit http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166770/Linux-watch_queue-Filter-Out-Of-Bounds-Write.html
- exploit http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166815/Watch-Queue-Out-Of-Bounds-Write.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2063786
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=93ce93587d36493f2f86921fa79921b3cba63fbb
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220429-0001/
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-0995