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CVE-2022-1116

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2022-05-17 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-190

Description

Integer Overflow or Wraparound vulnerability in io_uring of Linux Kernel allows local attacker to cause memory corruption and escalate privileges to root. This issue affects: Linux Kernel versions prior to 5.4.189; version 5.4.24 and later versions.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 5.4.24 before 5.4.189 — fixed in 5.4.189
• NetApp H300S Firmware: all versions
• NetApp H410S Firmware: all versions
• NetApp H500S Firmware: all versions
• NetApp H700S Firmware: all versions

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.4.189. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167386/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0086-1.html
• https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/commit/fs/io_uring.c?h=v5.4.189&id=1a623d361ffe5cecd4244a02f449528416360038
• https://kernel.dance/#1a623d361ffe5cecd4244a02f449528416360038
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220629-0004/
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167386/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0086-1.html
• https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/commit/fs/io_uring.c?h=v5.4.189&id=1a623d361ffe5cecd4244a02f449528416360038
• https://kernel.dance/#1a623d361ffe5cecd4244a02f449528416360038
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220629-0004/

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