Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Dec 23, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-47946
CVE-2022-47946
Description
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel 5.10.x before 5.10.155. A use-after-free in io_sqpoll_wait_sq in fs/io_uring.c allows an attacker to crash the kernel, resulting in denial of service. finish_wait can be skipped. An attack can occur in some situations by forking a process and then quickly terminating it. NOTE: later kernel versions, such as the 5.15 longterm series, substantially changed the implementation of io_sqpoll_wait_sq.
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Affected products
2- Range: <5.10.155
Patches
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References
3- git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/commit/nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/12/22/2nvdExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/12/27/1nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
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