Description
Use After Free vulnerability in Linux Kernel allows Privilege Escalation. An improper Update of Reference Count in io_uring leads to Use-After-Free and Local Privilege Escalation. When io_msg_ring was invoked with a fixed file, it called io_fput_file() which improperly decreased its reference count (leading to Use-After-Free and Local Privilege Escalation). Fixed files are permanently registered to the ring, and should not be put separately. We recommend upgrading past commit https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/fc7222c3a9f56271fba02aabbfbae999042f1679 https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/fc7222c3a9f56271fba02aabbfbae999042f1679
Exploits (2)
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/fc7222c3a9f56271fba02aabbfbae999042f1679
Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://kernel.dance/#fc7222c3a9f56271fba02aabbfbae999042f1679
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0064
EPSS Percentile
70.6%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-416
Status
published
Products (2)
linux/linux_kernel
6.0 rc1 (5 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel
5.18 - 5.19.11
Published
Nov 22, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026