CVE-2022-4842

kernel: ntfs3: NULL pointer dereference in attr_punch_hole() in fs/ntfs3/attrib.c

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · August 15, 2022

Updated · November 21, 2025

Description

A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s NTFS3 driver. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference