CVE-2022-40476EPSS p21.8%

CVE-2022-40476CVE-2022-40476

linux / linux_kernel

Description

A null pointer dereference issue was discovered in fs/io_uring.c in the Linux kernel before 5.15.62. A local user could use this flaw to crash the system or potentially cause a denial of service.

Scoring

CVSS 5.5 ()
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS0.31% probability of exploitation · percentile 21.8% · 2026-10-05T12:00:23Z
Last modified2026-06-17
Sourced from NVD + FIRST.org EPSS. Curated for EU compliance use cases by Adam Lundqvist, Founder at SQUR.