A NULL pointer dereference issue was discovered in the Linux kernel in io_files_update_with_index_alloc. A local user could use this flaw to potentially crash the system causing a denial of service.
                
            References
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| https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d785a773bed966a75ca1f11d108ae1897189975b | Patch Third Party Advisory | 
| https://lore.kernel.org/all/d5a19c1e-9968-e22e-5917-c3139c5e7e89%40kernel.dk/ | Patch Vendor Advisory | 
| https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d785a773bed966a75ca1f11d108ae1897189975b | Patch Third Party Advisory | 
| https://lore.kernel.org/all/d5a19c1e-9968-e22e-5917-c3139c5e7e89%40kernel.dk/ | Patch Vendor Advisory | 
Configurations
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History
                    25 Jun 2025, 20:57
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.19:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.19:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.19:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.19:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.19:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| References | () https://lore.kernel.org/all/d5a19c1e-9968-e22e-5917-c3139c5e7e89%40kernel.dk/ - Patch, Vendor Advisory | 
21 Nov 2024, 07:34
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| References | () https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d785a773bed966a75ca1f11d108ae1897189975b - Patch, Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://lore.kernel.org/all/d5a19c1e-9968-e22e-5917-c3139c5e7e89%40kernel.dk/ - | 
07 Nov 2023, 03:56
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Information
                Published : 2022-11-28 22:15
Updated : 2025-06-25 20:57
NVD link : CVE-2022-4127
Mitre link : CVE-2022-4127
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-4127
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Products Affected
                linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
                
                    
                        
                        CWE-476
                        
            NULL Pointer Dereference
