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CVE-2022-1011

A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s FUSE filesystem in the way a user triggers write().

HIGH 7.8EPSS 1.17%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.17%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s FUSE filesystem in the way a user triggers write(). This flaw allows a local user to gain unauthorized access to data from the FUSE filesystem, resulting in privilege escalation.

CVSS 3.1
7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
1.17% probability · 66th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-416
Affected
linux/linux kernel · fedoraproject/fedora · redhat/build of quarkus · redhat/developer tools · redhat/enterprise linux · redhat/enterprise linux eus · redhat/enterprise linux for ibm z systems · redhat/enterprise linux for ibm z systems eus · redhat/enterprise linux for power little endian · redhat/enterprise linux for power little endian eus · redhat/enterprise linux for real time · redhat/enterprise linux for real time for nfv · redhat/enterprise linux for real time for nfv tus · redhat/enterprise linux for real time tus · redhat/enterprise linux server aus · redhat/enterprise linux server for power little endian update services for sap solutions · redhat/enterprise linux server tus · redhat/enterprise linux server update services for sap solutions · redhat/virtualization host · redhat/codeready linux builder · +10 more
Source
secalert@redhat.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.