Is CVE-2022-29968 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-29968 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

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

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

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-29968?

CVE-2022-29968 has an EPSS score of 1.07% (61th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-29968?

Upgrade linux on debian 12 to 5.17.6-1 or later. Fixes are available for 5 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-29968

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

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.

CWE-909

How to fix

Remediation Available

linuxDebian

Fixed in:5.17.6-1CVE-2022-29968

linux-image-5.17.0-1011-oemUbuntu

Fixed in:5.17.0-1011.12USN-5471-1

linux-image-oem-22.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.17.0.1011.10USN-5471-1

linux-image-oem-22.04aUbuntu

Fixed in:5.17.0.1011.10USN-5471-1

linux-oem-5.17Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.17.0-1011.12USN-5471-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.07%probability of exploitation in 30 days

61stpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 61% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

github.com

Third-Party Advisory1

security.netapp.com

Other references3

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.