What is CVE-2022-3238?

CVE-2022-3238 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10. CVE-2022-3238 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-3238?

CVE-2022-3238 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-3238?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2022-3238 patch availability.

Is CVE-2022-3238 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-3238 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-3238

High

A double-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s NTFS3 subsystem in how a user triggers remount and umount simultaneously. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2022-11-14

Last modified 2025-05-01

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

7.8

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-459

CVE-2022-3238 is classified as CWE-459

See CWE-459 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

1 total

Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2127927

Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-3238

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2022-11-14

Modified 2025-05-01

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-3238?

CVE-2022-3238 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 . CVE-2022-3238 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-3238?

CVE-2022-3238 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-3238?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2022-3238 patch availability.
Is CVE-2022-3238 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2022-3238 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.