CVE-2022-1508 Information disclosure in Kernel

What is CVE-2022-1508?

CVE-2022-1508 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 31 Aug 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An out-of-bounds read flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s io_uring module in the way a user triggers the io_read() function with some special parameters. This flaw allows a local user to read some memory out of bounds.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1508?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2022-1508?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2022-1508 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1508 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

• CVE-2026-53266 Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2013-6282 Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2022-0185 Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2013-2094 Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2026-53362 Linux Kernel Unspecified Exploited High 7.8

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-1508, GHSA-mjrx-6f7j-qvf7, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1508.