CVE-2022-29582 (GCVE-0-2022-29582)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-04-22 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-03 06:26
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Summary
In the Linux kernel before 5.17.3, fs/io_uring.c has a use-after-free due to a race condition in io_uring timeouts. This can be triggered by a local user who has no access to any user namespace; however, the race condition perhaps can only be exploited infrequently.
Severity
7.0 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
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