CVE-2022-1976

Summary

CVECVE-2022-1976
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2022-08-31 16:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-02-14 13:15:00 UTC
DescriptionA 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-416

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree MISC git.kernel.org
2092549 – (CVE-2022-1976) CVE-2022-1976 kernel: incorrect in-flight accounting in io_uring leads to use-after-free MISC bugzilla.redhat.com
August 2022 Linux Kernel 5.18 Vulnerabilities in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security CONFIRM security.netapp.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 183729 Debian Security Update for linux (CVE-2022-1976)
  • 903717 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (10813)
  • 903854 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (10821)
  • 904102 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (10813-1)
  • 904252 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (10821-1)
  • 905920 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (10813-2)
  • 906496 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (10821-2)

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