CVE-2022-1508

low-risk
Published 2022-08-31

An out-of-bounds read flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s io_uring module in the way a user triggers the io_read() function with some special parameters. This flaw allows a local user to read some memory out of bounds.

Do I need to act?

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0.12% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
6
CVSS 6.1/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Linux

References (8)

Issue Tracking https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-1508
Issue Tracking https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2075533
Patch https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=89...
Patch https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-1508
Issue Tracking https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-1508
Issue Tracking https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2075533
Patch https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=89...
Patch https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-1508
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low-risk
Severity 20/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal