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CVE-2022-0168

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.4 EPSS 0.27%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2022-08-26 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.4. It affects Linux. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2022-0168
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.4
EPSS
0.27%
Linux

Original NVD Description

A denial of service (DOS) issue was found in the Linux kernel’s smb2_ioctl_query_info function in the fs/cifs/smb2ops.c Common Internet File System (CIFS) due to an incorrect return from the memdup_user function. This flaw allows a local, privileged (CAP_SYS_ADMIN) attacker to crash the system.

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