CVE-2022-1508

Published Aug 31, 2022

Last updated 2 years ago

CVSS medium 6.1

Overview

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.
Source: secalert@redhat.com
NVD status: Analyzed

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type: Primary
Base score: 6.1
Impact score: 4.2
Exploitability score: 1.8
Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
Severity: MEDIUM

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-125
secalert@redhat.com: CWE-125

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

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