CVE-2022-3202

Kernel: jfs: Null Pointer Deference in jfs_evict_inode leads to Denial of Service

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

7.1

CVSS 3.1

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Published · March 23, 2022

Updated · November 22, 2025

Description

A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in diFree in fs/jfs/inode.c in the Journaled File System (JFS)in the Linux kernel. This flaw allows a local attacker to crash the system or leak internal kernel information.

Statement

No shipped kernel version was seen to be affected by this problem. These files are not built in our source code.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 7.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference