CVE-2022-29582
Medium
Elevated severity or exploit probability.
CVSS base
7.0
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
0.8%
54.1th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness / dates
CWE-362
Published 2022-04-22 · modified 2026-08-13
CVSS breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
| Attack Vector | L | Local |
| Attack Complexity | H | High |
| Privileges Required | L | Low |
| User Interaction | N | None |
| Scope | U | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | H | High |
| Integrity | H | High |
| Availability | H | High |
Timeline
- 2022-04-22 — Published (NVD)
- 2026-08-13 — Last modified (NVD)
Description
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.
Affected
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/04/22/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/08/08/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/24/3
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.17.3
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=e677edbcabee849bfdd43f1602bccbecf736a646
- https://github.com/Ruia-ruia/CVE-2022-29582-Exploit
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/e677edbcabee849bfdd43f1602bccbecf736a646
- exploit https://ruia-ruia.github.io/2022/08/05/CVE-2022-29582-io-uring/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5127
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/04/22/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/04/22/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/08/08/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/24/3
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.17.3
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=e677edbcabee849bfdd43f1602bccbecf736a646
- https://github.com/Ruia-ruia/CVE-2022-29582-Exploit
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/e677edbcabee849bfdd43f1602bccbecf736a646
- exploit https://ruia-ruia.github.io/2022/08/05/CVE-2022-29582-io-uring/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5127
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/04/22/3