# CVE-2022-4379: A use-after-free vulnerability was found in \_\_nfs42\_ssc\_open() in fs/nfs/nfs4file.c in the Linux kernel.

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-01-10 · Updated: 2025-04-08

## Affected

- n/a Linux kernel: Linux kernel through v6.1-rc8

## Description

A use-after-free vulnerability was found in __nfs42_ssc_open() in fs/nfs/nfs4file.c in the Linux kernel. This flaw allows an attacker to conduct a remote denial

## What to do

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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2022/q4/185
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=aeba12b26c79fc35e07e511f692a8907037d95da
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=75333d48f92256a0dec91dbf07835e804fc411c0
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RAVD6JIILAVSRHZ4VXSV3RAAGUXKVXZA/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LECFVUHKIRBV5JJBE3KQCLGKNYJPBRCN/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00005.html

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