Ubuntu.comUB:CVE-2022-40476CVE-2022-40476
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
Percentile
5.1%
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.
References
git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/commit/fs/io_uring.c?h=v5.15.61&id=3746d62ecf1c872a520c4866118edccb121c44fd
launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2022-40476
lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAO4S-mdVW5GkODk0+vbQexNAAJZopwzFJ9ACvRCJ989fQ4A6Ow@mail.gmail.com/
mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.62
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-40476
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-40476
www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-40476
Related
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
Percentile
5.1%