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CVE-2022-29968

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 1.07% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2022-05-02 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8. It affects Linux. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links

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CVE
CVE-2022-29968
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
1.07%
Linux

Original NVD Description

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.

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