CVE-2022-3910CWE-416

Use after free in IO_uring in the Linux Kernel

High · published November 22, 2022

CVSS v3.1
7.8
EPSS
1%
Percentile
64.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Use After Free vulnerability in Linux Kernel allows Privilege Escalation. An improper Update of Reference Count in io_uring leads to Use-After-Free and Local Privilege Escalation.

When io_msg_ring was invoked with a fixed file, it called io_fput_file() which improperly decreased its reference count (leading to Use-After-Free and Local Privilege Escalation). Fixed files are permanently registered to the ring, and should not be put separately.

We recommend upgrading past commit https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/fc7222c3a9f56271fba02aabbfbae999042f1679 https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/fc7222c3a9f56271fba02aabbfbae999042f1679

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01050 · 64.0th percentile
Weakness
CWE-416 · Use After Free
Published
2022-11-22T12:12Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 22 NOV 12:12Z
    Use after free in IO_uring in the Linux Kernel
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