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zdiRyota Shiga(@Ga_ryo_) of Flatt SecurityZDI-22-362
HistoryFeb 16, 2022 - 12:00 a.m.

Linux Kernel io_uring Use-After-Free Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

2022-02-1600:00:00
Ryota Shiga(@Ga_ryo_) of Flatt Security
www.zerodayinitiative.com
29

0.002 Low

EPSS

Percentile

51.7%

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Linux Kernel. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of credentials in io_uring. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of the kernel.