CVE-2022-0168

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to the smb2 ioctl query info function in the Linux kernel's Common Internet File System (CIFS), specifically due to an incorrect return from the memdup user function. This flaw allows a local, privileged attacker to crash the system, resulting in a denial of service. The estimated number of potentially affected devices is not provided. There is no information about real-world incidents where this issue was exploited.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.