medium5.5
CVE-2022-40476
A null pointer dereference issue was discovered in fs/io_uring.c in the Linux kernel before 5.15.62.
Impact
A null pointer dereference issue was discovered in fs/io_uring.c in the Linux kernel before 5.15.62. A local user could use this flaw to crash the system or potentially cause a denial of service.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | before 5.15.62 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/commit/fs/io_uring.c?h=v5.15.61&id=3746d62ecf1c872a520c4866118edccb121c44fd
- https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAO4S-mdVW5GkODk0+vbQexNAAJZopwzFJ9ACvRCJ989fQ4A6Ow%40mail.gmail.com/
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.62
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/commit/fs/io_uring.c?h=v5.15.61&id=3746d62ecf1c872a520c4866118edccb121c44fd
- https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAO4S-mdVW5GkODk0+vbQexNAAJZopwzFJ9ACvRCJ989fQ4A6Ow%40mail.gmail.com/
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.62