CVE-2022-1508
MEDIUM
6.1
CVSS Score
Published: August 31, 2022 at 03:33 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:22 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsLinux KernelKernel
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Severity
MEDIUM6.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
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
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 5.15
Affected range stops below 5.15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (4)
x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-1508x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2075533x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=89c2b3b74918200e46699338d7bcc19b1ea12110x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-1508CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- LOW
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-125
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