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.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7455-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7455-2 Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7455-3 Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7455-4 Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7455-5 Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7459-1 Linux kernel (Intel IoTG) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7459-2 Linux kernel (GCP) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7460-1 Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7475-1 Linux kernel (Xilinx ZynqMP) vulnerabilities
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History

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 18:30:00 +0000

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Wed, 26 Aug 2026 17:15:00 +0000

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Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-27T03:56:36.327Z

Reserved: 2022-03-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-0995

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T23:47:42.878Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2022-03-25T19:15:10.520

Modified: 2026-08-27T04:16:39.223

Link: CVE-2022-0995

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2022-03-11T05:30:00Z

Links: CVE-2022-0995 - Bugzilla

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