What is CVE-2022-29968?

CVE-2022-29968 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10. CVE-2022-29968 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-29968?

CVE-2022-29968 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-29968?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2022-29968. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2022-29968 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-29968 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-29968

High

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.17.5. io_rw_init_file in fs/io_uring.c lacks initialization of kiocb->private.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2022-05-02

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

7.8

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-909

CVE-2022-29968 is classified as CWE-909

See CWE-909 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-29968 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-29968

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2022-05-02

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-29968?

CVE-2022-29968 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 . CVE-2022-29968 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-29968?

CVE-2022-29968 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-29968?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2022-29968. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2022-29968 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-29968 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.