CVE-2022-40476

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.30%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2022-09-14 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE

CVE-2022-40476

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS

5.5

EPSS

0.30%

Linux

Original NVD Description

A null pointer dereference issue was discovered in fs/io_uring.c in the Linux kernel before 5.15.62. A local user could use this flaw to crash the system or potentially cause a denial of service.