Vulnerability Details : CVE-2022-40476
A null pointer dereference issue was discovered in fs/io_uring.c in the Linux kernel before 5.15.62. A local user could use this flaw to crash the system or potentially cause a denial of service.
Vulnerability category: Memory CorruptionDenial of service
Products affected by CVE-2022-40476
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-40476
0.04%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 6 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2022-40476
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5.5
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
1.8
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3.6
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2022-40476
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The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2022-40476
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https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/commit/fs/io_uring.c?h=v5.15.61&id=3746d62ecf1c872a520c4866118edccb121c44fd
kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable treePatch;Vendor Advisory
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https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.62
Release Notes;Vendor Advisory
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https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAO4S-mdVW5GkODk0+vbQexNAAJZopwzFJ9ACvRCJ989fQ4A6Ow@mail.gmail.com/
KASAN: null-ptr-deref Write in io_file_get_normal - Jiacheng XuVendor Advisory
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