CVE-2022-47946

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel 5.10.x before 5.10.155. A use-after-free in io_sqpoll_wait_sq in fs/io_uring.c allows an attacker to crash the kernel, resulting in denial of service. finish_wait can be skipped. An attack can occur in some situations by forking a process and then quickly terminating it. NOTE: later kernel versions, such as the 5.15 longterm series, substantially changed the implementation of io_sqpoll_wait_sq.

CVSS 3.1

5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS

0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 32% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CWE

CWE-416

Published

2022-12-23

Modified

2026-10-14

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

• linux:linux_kernel

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/12/27/1
• https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/commit/?h=v5.10.161&id=0f544353fec8e717d37724d95b92538e1de79e86
• https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/12/22/2
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/12/27/1
• https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/commit/?h=v5.10.161&id=0f544353fec8e717d37724d95b92538e1de79e86

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