#VU90364 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-1508 

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#VU90364 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-1508

Published: August 31, 2022 / Updated: September 6, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU90364
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1508
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to access sensitive information or perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read error within the io_read() and iov_iter_reexpand() functions in fs/io_uring.c. A local user can access sensitive information or perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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