Off-by-one in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-3103
Published: August 10, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU95671
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-3103
CWE-ID: CWE-193
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to an off-by-one error within the io_uring module. A local user can trigger an off-by-one error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2022-3103
Install updates from vendor's website.
Linux kernel - update to 6.0 rc3