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CVE-2022-1976 (GCVE-0-2022-1976)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-08-31 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-03 00:24
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Summary
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.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a kernel Affected: kernel 5.19-rc1
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