Vulnerability · Published May 2, 2022 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2022-29968
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the linux package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.1% (higher than 65% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code. Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.1%top 35.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack tooling1Public PoC
Official description
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.17.5. io_rw_init_file in fs/io_uring.c lacks initialization of kiocb->private.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | 5.17.6-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-29968 |
| Debian:13 | linux | 5.17.6-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-29968 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 5.17.6-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-29968 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-5.17 | 5.17.0-1011.12 | USN-5471-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-5.17 | 5.17.0-1011.12 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-29968 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/32452a3eb8b64e01e2be717f518c0be046975b9d x_refsource_MISC
- FEDORA-2022-e9378a3573 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- FEDORA-2022-a0f65397a3 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- FEDORA-2022-fd85148be2 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220715-0009/ x_refsource_CONFIRM