CVE-2022-4842Public exploit

System crash via NTFS3 hole punching

Published Jan 12, 2023 · Updated Apr 8, 2025

NULL pointer dereference in the Linux Kernel NTFS3 driver before 6.2-rc1 allows local users to crash the system. attr_punch_hole() dereferences a null pointer when hole punching is requested for a sparse or compressed file on a mounted NTFS3 filesystem. Any local user able to invoke PUNCH_HOLE against such a file can trigger a full host crash, with no reported data-read or data-write impact.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.20%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

NULL pointer dereference in the Linux Kernel NTFS3 driver before 6.2-rc1 allows local users to crash the system. attr_punch_hole() dereferences a null pointer when hole punching is requested for a sparse or compressed file on a mounted NTFS3 filesystem. Any local user able to invoke PUNCH_HOLE against such a file can trigger a full host crash, with no reported data-read or data-write impact.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-4842
Published
Jan 12, 2023
Updated
Apr 8, 2025
Vendor
The Linux Kernel Organization
Product
Linux Kernel
Classifications
CWE-476, T1499
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 12, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 8, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=Linux kernel 6.2-rc1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

The Linux Kernel Organization · Linux Kernelversion=Linux kernel 6.2-rc1

Published CVSS scores

5.5CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
5.5Canonical UbuntuCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
5.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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 exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference
T1499Endpoint Denial of Service

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