Use-after-free vulnerability in jbd2_journal_wait_updates in Linux kernel before 5.17.1

Use-after-free vulnerability in jbd2_journal_wait_updates in Linux kernel before 5.17.1

CVE-2022-28796 · HIGH Severity

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

jbd2_journal_wait_updates in fs/jbd2/transaction.c in the Linux kernel before 5.17.1 has a use-after-free caused by a transaction_t race condition.

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