CVE-2022-0995Known exploitationPublic exploitHinoki check available

Local privilege escalation via undersized watch_queue bitmaps

Published Mar 25, 2022 · Updated Aug 27, 2026

Out-of-bounds writes in the Linux Kernel watch_queue subsystem before 5.17-rc8 allow local users to gain privileges or crash the system. The filter path accepts type values beyond its fixed type bitmap, while watch_queue_set_size derives an allocation bitmap from the requested rather than actual note count, permitting bit operations past both allocations. Any local low-privileged user can trigger the writes; successful exploitation grants kernel-level privileges, while failed attempts can panic the host.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability9.52%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationReported
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Summary

What happened

Out-of-bounds writes in the Linux Kernel watch_queue subsystem before 5.17-rc8 allow local users to gain privileges or crash the system. The filter path accepts type values beyond its fixed type bitmap, while watch_queue_set_size derives an allocation bitmap from the requested rather than actual note count, permitting bit operations past both allocations. Any local low-privileged user can trigger the writes; successful exploitation grants kernel-level privileges, while failed attempts can panic the host.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-0995
Published
Mar 25, 2022
Updated
Aug 27, 2026
Vendor
The Linux Kernel Organization
Product
Linux Kernel
Classifications
CWE-787, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 25, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 27, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=kernel 5.17 rc8

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

The Linux Kernel Organization · Linux Kernelversion=kernel 5.17 rc8

Published CVSS scores

7.8Red HatCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8UbuntuCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationReported
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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Reported exploitation

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