CVE-2022-0995

Act now ● On CISA KEV — actively exploited

Actively exploited — on the CISA KEV list.

CVSS base

7.8 HIGH

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

EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)

9.5%

95.2th percentile

CISA KEV

Listed

Added 2026-08-26 · patch by 2026-09-09

Weakness / dates

CWE-787

Published 2022-03-25 · modified 2026-08-27

CVSS breakdown

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

Attack Vector	L	Local
Attack Complexity	L	Low
Privileges Required	L	Low
User Interaction	N	None
Scope	U	Unchanged
Confidentiality	H	High
Integrity	H	High
Availability	H	High

Timeline

2022-03-25 — Published (NVD)
2026-08-26 — Added to CISA KEV (actively exploited)
2026-09-09 — CISA patch-by deadline
2026-08-27 — Last modified (NVD)

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 to gain privileged access or cause a denial of service on the system.

Affected

fedoraproject linux netapp

References

Official: NVD · CVE.org