{"id":"CVE-2022-2978","revision":"999e1bc9d6a84135887a66754001d881","records":[{"revision":"999e1bc9d6a84135887a66754001d881","observedAt":"2026-10-23T15:48:27.903+00:00","statement":{"source":"cve-program","id":"CVE-2022-2978","aliases":[],"title":"A flaw use after free in the Linux kernel NILFS file system was found in the way user triggers function security_inode_alloc to fail with following call to function nilfs_mdt_destroy. A local user could use this flaw to crash the system or …","description":"A flaw use after free in the Linux kernel NILFS file system was found in the way user triggers function security_inode_alloc to fail with following call to function nilfs_mdt_destroy. A local user could use this flaw to crash the system or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.","state":0,"publishedAt":"2022-08-24T00:00:00+00:00","modifiedAt":"2026-10-14T13:33:53.214+00:00","affected":[{"ecosystem":"Vendor product","name":"Kernel","ranges":[],"versions":[],"rawVersionEvidence":"{\n                    \"vendor\": \"n/a\",\n                    \"product\": \"Kernel\",\n                    \"versions\": [\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"Linux kernel 6.0-rc3\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\"\n                        }\n                    ]\n                }"}],"metrics":[],"references":["https://lore.kernel.org/linux-fsdevel/20220816040859.659129-1-dzm91%40hust.edu.cn/T/#u","https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00034.html"],"sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2978","license":"CVE Program Terms of Use","key":"cve-program:CVE-2022-2978","identifiers":["CVE-2022-2978"]},"retained":false,"historicalAffected":[]}],"coverage":[]}