CVE-2022-1976

high

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.

References

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230214-0005/

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2092549

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2022-08-31

Updated: 2023-02-14

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High