CVE-2022-29968

HIGHNVD 7.87.8—Elevated

7.8

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.

CVSS v3: 7.8
EG Score: 7.8(medium)
EPSS: 82.4%
KEV: Not listed

Published

May 2, 2022

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (10)

cve@mitrehttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/32452a3eb8b64e01e2be717f518c0be046975b9d
cve@mitrehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LU7MT7BPTA2NG24BTLZF5ZWYTLSO7BU3/
cve@mitrehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TLWTG3TWIMLNQEVTA3ZQYVLLU2AJM3DY/
cve@mitrehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XA7UZ3HS73KXVYCIKN5ZDH7LLLGPUMOZ/
cve@mitrehttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220715-0009/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/32452a3eb8b64e01e2be717f518c0be046975b9d
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LU7MT7BPTA2NG24BTLZF5ZWYTLSO7BU3/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TLWTG3TWIMLNQEVTA3ZQYVLLU2AJM3DY/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XA7UZ3HS73KXVYCIKN5ZDH7LLLGPUMOZ/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220715-0009/

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
ubuntu	linux-oem-22.04a (5.17.0.1011.10) @ jammy	2026-05-23	ubuntu

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-909

All Vendor Advisories

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Data Freshness Timeline

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Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 GitHub PoC). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

GitHub PoCjprx/CVE-2022-29968
First seen Apr 19, 2022
Exploit PoC for CVE-2022-29968 by Joseph Ravichandran and Michael Wang
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2022-29968?

CVE-2022-29968 is a high vulnerability published on May 2, 2022. An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.17.5. iorwinitfile in fs/iouring.c lacks initialization of kiocb->private.

When was CVE-2022-29968 disclosed?

CVE-2022-29968 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 2, 2022, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2022-29968 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-29968 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 82.4% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-29968?

CVE-2022-29968 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2022-29968?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2022-29968, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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