Vulnerability · Published Aug 31, 2022 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2022-1508
Medium 6.1
In plain English
A medium-severity out-of-bounds read in Kernel. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 15% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)6.1Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 84.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | 5.15.3-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-1508 |
| Debian:13 | linux | 5.15.3-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-1508 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 5.15.3-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-1508 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-125
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2075533 x_refsource_MISC
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=89c2b3b74918200e46699338d7bcc19b1ea12110 x_refsource_MISC
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-1508 x_refsource_MISC
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-1508 x_refsource_MISC