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CVE-2022-28796

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-28796 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's jbd2_journal_wait_updates function (fs/jbd2/transaction.c), affecting versions before 5.17.1, including products from Fedora, Linux, NetApp, and Red Hat. Rated High (CVSS 7.0), it can lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability through a local attack with high attack complexity, requiring low privileges. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 5.17, < 5.17.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
35CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:vsphere:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.0HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.0
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.32%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
24.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0032 is in the 60th percentile among its peer group of 1,516 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.4 InfoSec Media, 0.1 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (5)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 18454-16820Fixed in: -
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 18720-16823Fixed in: 5.15.37.1-2
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cm1 kernel 5.10.111.1-1 on CBL Mariner 1.0Fixed in: -
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cbl2 kernel 5.15.37.1-2 on CBL Mariner 2.0Fixed in: 5.15.37.1-2

Vendor Advisories (2)

microsoft2022-Apr/CVE-2022-28796Important

jbd2_journal_wait_updates in fs/jbd2/transaction.c in the Linux kernel before 5.17.1 has a use-after-free caused by a transaction_t race condition.

Apr 12, 2022
redhatCVE-2022-28796Moderate

kernel: a use-after-free caused by a transaction_t race condition

Apr 8, 2022

References

cdn.kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.17.1
Release NotesVendor Advisory
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/cc16eecae687912238ee6efbff71ad31e2bc414e
PatchThird Party Advisory
security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20220506-0006
Third Party Advisory