CVE-2022-1943: Linux Kernel

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A flaw out of bounds memory write in the Linux kernel UDF file system functionality was found in the way user triggers some file operation which triggers udf_write_fi(). A local user could use this flaw to crash the system or potentially

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: from 5.15, before 5.15.40 (fixed in 5.15.40); from 5.16, before 5.17.8 (fixed in 5.17.8)

Published 2022-06-02. Last modified 2026-06-17.