CVE-2022-1011
Medium
Elevated severity or exploit probability.
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)
1.2%
66.0th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness / dates
CWE-416
Published 2022-03-18 · modified 2026-08-26
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
- 2022-03-18 — Published (NVD)
- 2026-08-26 — Last modified (NVD)
Description
A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s FUSE filesystem in the way a user triggers write(). This flaw allows a local user to gain unauthorized access to data from the FUSE filesystem, resulting in privilege escalation.
Affected
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2064855
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mszeredi/fuse.git/commit/?h=for-next
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/07/msg00000.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5173
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2064855
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mszeredi/fuse.git/commit/?h=for-next
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/07/msg00000.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5173
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html