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01 Record

CVE-2022-0995

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

HighKEVPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat
CNA base score7.8 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

02 Description

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

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Exploited in the wild. Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2026-08-26. Federal remediation due 2026-08-29.
SSVC decision
  • ExploitationactiveCISA reports credible evidence of active exploitation.
  • AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
  • Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.
EPSS probability
8.85% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 95.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-08-27.
Red Hat severity
Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2022-03-25 18:03Z4 YR AGO
Last updated
2026-08-27 03:56Z2 MO AGO
Reserved
2022-03-16
Assigning CNA
redhat
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
High (CVSS 7.8)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
Data version
5.2
Document digest
6d5df8f425c5a6527f9b42066bd5bb0359280d8d49fb155a3463243ac4010707

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
n/akernelkernel 5.17 rc8—

06 References

07 Fixed in

Debian 12

  • linux
    Fixed in 5.16.18-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

  • linux
    Fixed in 5.16.18-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 14

  • linux
    Fixed in 5.16.18-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

  • linux-hwe-edge
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

  • linux-aws-5.0
    No fix yet
  • linux-aws-5.3
    No fix yet
  • linux-azure
    No fix yet
  • linux-azure-5.3
    No fix yet
  • linux-azure-edge
    No fix yet
  • linux-gcp
    No fix yet
  • linux-gcp-5.3
    No fix yet
  • linux-gke-4.15
    No fix yet
  • linux-hwe
    No fix yet
  • linux-oem
    No fix yet
  • linux-oracle-5.0
    No fix yet
  • linux-oracle-5.3
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

  • linux-aws-5.11
    No fix yet
  • linux-aws-5.13
    No fix yet
  • linux-aws-5.15
    Fixed in 5.15.0-1082.89~20.04.1
  • linux-aws-5.8
    No fix yet
  • linux-azure-5.11
    No fix yet
  • linux-azure-5.13
    No fix yet
  • linux-azure-5.15
    Fixed in 5.15.0-1087.96~20.04.1
  • linux-azure-5.8
    No fix yet
  • linux-gcp-5.11
    No fix yet
  • linux-gcp-5.13
    No fix yet
  • linux-gcp-5.15
    Fixed in 5.15.0-1081.90~20.04.1
  • linux-gcp-5.8
    No fix yet
  • linux-gke-5.15
    No fix yet
  • linux-gkeop-5.15
    No fix yet
  • linux-hwe-5.11
    No fix yet
  • linux-hwe-5.13
    No fix yet
  • linux-hwe-5.15
    Fixed in 5.15.0-138.148~20.04.1
  • linux-hwe-5.8
    No fix yet
  • linux-ibm-5.15
    Fixed in 5.15.0-1074.77~20.04.1
  • linux-intel-5.13
    No fix yet
  • linux-intel-iotg-5.15
    Fixed in 5.15.0-1077.83~20.04.1
  • linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15
    Fixed in 5.15.0-138.148~20.04.1
  • linux-oem-5.10
    No fix yet
  • linux-oem-5.13
    No fix yet
  • linux-oem-5.14
    No fix yet
  • linux-oem-5.6
    No fix yet
  • linux-oracle-5.11
    No fix yet
  • linux-oracle-5.13
    No fix yet
  • linux-oracle-5.15
    Fixed in 5.15.0-1079.85~20.04.1
  • linux-oracle-5.8
    No fix yet
  • linux-raspi2
    No fix yet
  • linux-riscv
    No fix yet
  • linux-riscv-5.11
    No fix yet
  • linux-riscv-5.15
    Fixed in 5.15.0-1077.81~20.04.1
  • linux-riscv-5.8
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

  • linux
    Fixed in 5.15.0-138.148
  • linux-allwinner-5.19
    No fix yet
  • linux-aws
    Fixed in 5.15.0-1082.89
  • linux-aws-5.19
    No fix yet
  • linux-azure
    Fixed in 5.15.0-1087.96
  • linux-azure-5.19
    No fix yet
  • linux-azure-fde
    Fixed in 5.15.0-1087.96.1
  • linux-azure-fde-5.19
    No fix yet
  • linux-gcp
    Fixed in 5.15.0-1081.90
  • linux-gcp-5.19
    No fix yet
  • linux-gke
    Fixed in 5.15.0-1079.85
  • linux-gkeop
    Fixed in 5.15.0-1064.72
  • linux-hwe-5.19
    No fix yet
  • linux-ibm
    Fixed in 5.15.0-1074.77
  • linux-intel-iot-realtime
    No fix yet
  • linux-intel-iotg
    Fixed in 5.15.0-1077.83
  • linux-kvm
    Fixed in 5.15.0-1078.83
  • linux-lowlatency
    Fixed in 5.15.0-138.148
  • linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19
    No fix yet
  • linux-nvidia
    Fixed in 5.15.0-1076.77
  • linux-nvidia-tegra
    Fixed in 5.15.0-1035.35
  • linux-nvidia-tegra-igx
    Fixed in 5.15.0-1023.23
  • linux-oem-6.0
    No fix yet
  • linux-oracle
    Fixed in 5.15.0-1079.85
  • linux-raspi
    Fixed in 5.15.0-1076.79
  • linux-realtime
    No fix yet
  • linux-riscv
    No fix yet
  • linux-starfive-5.19
    No fix yet
  • linux-starfive-6.2
    No fix yet
  • linux-xilinx-zynqmp
    Fixed in 5.15.0-1046.50

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

  • linux-raspi-realtime
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Nvidia-BlueField 22.04 LTS

  • linux-bluefield
    Fixed in 5.15.0-1064.66

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS

  • linux
    No fix yet
  • linux-aws
    No fix yet
  • linux-azure
    No fix yet
  • linux-lts-xenial
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS

  • linux
    No fix yet
  • linux-aws
    No fix yet
  • linux-aws-hwe
    No fix yet
  • linux-azure
    No fix yet
  • linux-gcp
    No fix yet
  • linux-hwe
    No fix yet
  • linux-kvm
    No fix yet
  • linux-oracle
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS

  • linux
    No fix yet
  • linux-aws
    No fix yet
  • linux-aws-5.4
    No fix yet
  • linux-azure-4.15
    No fix yet
  • linux-azure-5.4
    No fix yet
  • linux-gcp-4.15
    No fix yet
  • linux-gcp-5.4
    No fix yet
  • linux-hwe-5.4
    No fix yet
  • linux-ibm-5.4
    No fix yet
  • linux-kvm
    No fix yet
  • linux-oracle
    No fix yet
  • linux-oracle-5.4
    No fix yet
  • linux-raspi-5.4
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS

  • linux
    No fix yet
  • linux-aws
    No fix yet
  • linux-azure
    No fix yet
  • linux-azure-fde-5.15
    Fixed in 5.15.0-1114.123~20.04.1
    Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
  • linux-bluefield
    No fix yet
  • linux-gcp
    No fix yet
  • linux-ibm
    No fix yet
  • linux-iot
    No fix yet
  • linux-kvm
    No fix yet
  • linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15
    Fixed in 5.15.0-1039.39~20.04.1
    Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
  • linux-oracle
    No fix yet
  • linux-raspi
    No fix yet
  • linux-xilinx-zynqmp
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro FIPS-preview 22.04 LTS

  • linux-aws-fips
    No fix yet
  • linux-azure-fips
    No fix yet
  • linux-fips
    No fix yet
  • linux-gcp-fips
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 16.04 LTS

  • linux-fips
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS

  • linux-aws-fips
    No fix yet
  • linux-azure-fips
    No fix yet
  • linux-fips
    No fix yet
  • linux-gcp-fips
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS

  • linux-aws-fips
    No fix yet
  • linux-azure-fips
    No fix yet
  • linux-fips
    No fix yet
  • linux-gcp-fips
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS

  • linux-aws-fips
    Fixed in 5.15.0-1082.89+fips1
    Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
  • linux-azure-fips
    Fixed in 5.15.0-1087.96+fips1
    Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
  • linux-fips
    Fixed in 5.15.0-138.148+fips1
    Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
  • linux-gcp-fips
    Fixed in 5.15.0-1081.90+fips1
    Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro FIPS 16.04 LTS

  • linux-fips
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro FIPS 18.04 LTS

  • linux-aws-fips
    No fix yet
  • linux-azure-fips
    No fix yet
  • linux-fips
    No fix yet
  • linux-gcp-fips
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro FIPS 20.04 LTS

  • linux-aws-fips
    No fix yet
  • linux-azure-fips
    No fix yet
  • linux-fips
    No fix yet
  • linux-gcp-fips
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS

  • linux-intel-iot-realtime
    Fixed in 5.15.0-1075.77
    Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
  • linux-realtime
    Fixed in 5.15.0-1082.91
    Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

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