vulnerability
VMware Photon OS: CVE-2022-1786
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | May 31, 2022 | Jan 20, 2025 | May 27, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
May 31, 2022
Added
Jan 20, 2025
Modified
May 27, 2026
Description
A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s io_uring subsystem in the way a user sets up a ring with IORING_SETUP_IOPOLL with more than one task completing submissions on this ring. This flaw allows a local user to crash or escalate their privileges on the system.
Solution
vmware-photon_os_update_tdnf
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