CVE-2022-1976 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s implementation of IO-URING. This flaw allows an attacker with local executable permission to create a string of requests that can cause a use-after-free flaw within the kernel. This issue leads to memory corruption and possible privilege escalation.

Published: 2022-08-31

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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kernel

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`kernel 5.19-rc1`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-25244	A flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s implementation of IO-URING. This flaw allows an attacker with local executable permission to create a string of requests that can cause a use-after-free flaw within the kernel. This issue leads to memory corruption and possible privilege escalation.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00045.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2092549
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1976
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230214-0005/
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1976

History

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Subscriptions

Linux Linux Kernel

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2022-08-31T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T00:24:43.557Z

Reserved: 2022-06-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-1976

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-08-31T16:15:10.117

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:41:52.317

Link: CVE-2022-1976

Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2022-06-14T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2022-1976 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-416

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