CVE-2022-49362 is a high-severity use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's NFSD component. This flaw allows a local attacker with low privileges to achieve high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploitation or public exploit code has been identified, and community discussion is minimal, the vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8 and a FAUCET Risk Score of 74/100, indicating a significant potential risk. Organizations running affected Linux kernel versions should prioritize patching to mitigate this risk.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 5.18, < 5.18.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.19CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.19:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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