{"id":"CVE-2022-0995","details":"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.","aliases":["A-227638011","PUB-A-227638011"],"modified":"2026-03-13T05:24:38.669593Z","published":"2022-03-25T19:15:10.520Z","related":["MGASA-2022-0121","MGASA-2022-0122","SUSE-SU-2025:1027-1","SUSE-SU-2025:1176-1","SUSE-SU-2025:1183-1","SUSE-SU-2025:1241-1"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220429-0001/"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2063786"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=93ce93587d36493f2f86921fa79921b3cba63fbb"},{"type":"EVIDENCE","url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166770/Linux-watch_queue-Filter-Out-Of-Bounds-Write.html"},{"type":"EVIDENCE","url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166815/Watch-Queue-Out-Of-Bounds-Write.html"}],"affected":[{"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2022-0995.json","unresolved_ranges":[{"events":[{"introduced":"5.8"},{"fixed":"5.10.106"}]},{"events":[{"introduced":"5.11"},{"fixed":"5.15.29"}]},{"events":[{"introduced":"5.16"},{"fixed":"5.16.5"}]},{"events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"5.17-rc1"}]},{"events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"5.17-rc2"}]},{"events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"5.17-rc3"}]},{"events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"5.17-rc4"}]},{"events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"5.17-rc5"}]},{"events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"5.17-rc6"}]},{"events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"5.17-rc7"}]},{"events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"35"}]}]}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"}]}