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CVE-2022-1508 (GCVE-0-2022-1508)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-08-31 15:33 – Updated: 2024-08-03 00:03
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Summary
An out-of-bounds read flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s io_uring module in the way a user triggers the io_read() function with some special parameters. This flaw allows a local user to read some memory out of bounds.
Severity
6.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a Kernel Affected: Not-Known.
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