CVE-2022-1976

7.8 highEPSS 0.2%

High (7.8) in linux linux kernel. EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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

CVSS 3.1

7.8 high

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 14% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-416
Published: 2022-08-31
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

linux:linux_kernel

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2092549
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230214-0005/
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2092549
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230214-0005/

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