CVE-2022-2327

HIGH

Linux Kernel - Use-After-Free in io_uring Work Flags Handling

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

io_uring use work_flags to determine which identity need to grab from the calling process to make sure it is consistent with the calling process when executing IORING_OP. Some operations are missing some types, which can lead to incorrect reference counts which can then lead to a double free. We recommend upgrading the kernel past commit df3f3bb5059d20ef094d6b2f0256c4bf4127a859

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0026
EPSS Percentile 16.7%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-415 CWE-416
Status published
Products (1)
linux/linux_kernel
Published Jul 22, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026