Status: KEV | Advisory ID: CVE-2022-0995
| CVE | CVE-2022-0995 |
| CVSS | CVSS 7.8 (High). |
| Affected products | see table below |
| Exploitation status | Listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, indicating confirmed active exploitation. |
| Classified as | CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write) |
| KEV listing | Added to CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on 2026-08-26. |
| Exploitation prediction (EPSS) | 9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (95% percentile) -- FIRST.org's EPSS model. |
| Federal remediation deadline | 2026-09-09 (CISA KEV, Binding Operational Directive). |
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.
| Source | Reference |
|---|---|
| NVD | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0995 |