CVE-2022-1786

high

Description

A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s io_uring subsystem in the way a user sets up a ring with IORING_SETUP_IOPOLL with more than one task completing submissions on this ring. This flaw allows a local user to crash or escalate their privileges on the system.

References

https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5161

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220722-0001/

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2087760

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2022-06-02

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

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

Severity: High

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