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CVE-2022-1116

HIGH
Published 2022-05-17T16:50:11.000Z
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CVSS Score

V3.1
7.8
/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.000
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 0.0% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.054
Higher than 5.4% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH

Description

Integer Overflow or Wraparound vulnerability in io_uring of Linux Kernel allows local attacker to cause memory corruption and escalate privileges to root. This issue affects: Linux Kernel versions prior to 5.4.189; version 5.4.24 and later versions.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

Related News

No news articles found for this CVE.

Affected Products

Linux

Kernel

Affected Versions:

unspecified 5.4.24

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

⚠ Unreviewed HIGH

GHSA-rjw7-cp46-vrpf

Advisory Details

Integer Overflow or Wraparound vulnerability in io_uring of Linux Kernel allows local attacker to cause memory corruption and escalate privileges to root. This issue affects: Linux Kernel versions prior to 5.4.189; version 5.4.24 and later versions.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

7.5

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1116
WEB https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/commit/fs/io_uring.c?h=v5.4.189&id=1a623d361ffe5cecd4244a02f449528416360038
WEB https://kernel.dance/#1a623d361ffe5cecd4244a02f449528416360038
WEB https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220629-0004
WEB http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167386/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0086-1.html

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: May 18, 2022, Modified: May 27, 2022

References

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/commit/fs/io_uring.c?h=v5.4.189&id=1a623d361ffe5cecd4244a02f449528416360038
https://kernel.dance/#1a623d361ffe5cecd4244a02f449528416360038
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167386/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0086-1.html
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220629-0004/
Published: 2022-05-17T16:50:11.000Z
Last Modified: 2025-04-21T13:53:37.804Z
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