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CVE-2022-3176

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-3176 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's io_uring component, specifically affecting Debian and Linux kernel versions. This flaw occurs when signalfd or binder file descriptors are polled with io_uring, and the associated waitqueue is prematurely freed. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), successful exploitation could lead to high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts, requiring local access and low attack complexity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 5.1, < 5.4.212CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.5, < 5.10.141CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.11, < 5.15.65CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.16, < 5.17CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.29%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
20.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0029 is in the 57th percentile among its peer group of 17,070 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

charmpatch availablevia llm_extracted
Fixed in: 1.21.14-gke.14100
View patch

Vendor Advisories (2)

charmllm-charm-0389ab5f6b13d969HIGH

Linux kernel local privilege escalation and container breakout (CVE-2022-3176)

Jan 19, 2023
redhatCVE-2022-3176Moderate

kernel: use-after-free in io_uring for POLLFREE notification with Signalfd_poll() and binder_poll()

Sep 1, 2022

References

git.kernel.org / pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/commit
Mailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
kernel.dance
PatchVendor Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00001.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20230216-0003
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2022/dsa-5257
Third Party Advisory