{"id":"CVE-2022-29968","title":"An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.17.5","summary":"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.","severity":"high","cvss":7.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-909"],"vendor":"netapp","product":"solidfire_&_hci_management_node","affected":["linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 5.17.6","fedora = 34","fedora = 35","fedora = 36","h300s_firmware","h500s_firmware","h700s_firmware","h410s_firmware","h410c_firmware","solidfire_&_hci_management_node"],"patched":["linux_kernel 5.17.6"],"published":"2022-05-02","updated":"2026-10-02","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-02T14:01:23.413","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-29968","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/32452a3eb8b64e01e2be717f518c0be046975b9d","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LU7MT7BPTA2NG24BTLZF5ZWYTLSO7BU3/","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TLWTG3TWIMLNQEVTA3ZQYVLLU2AJM3DY/","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XA7UZ3HS73KXVYCIKN5ZDH7LLLGPUMOZ/","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220715-0009/","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/32452a3eb8b64e01e2be717f518c0be046975b9d","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LU7MT7BPTA2NG24BTLZF5ZWYTLSO7BU3/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TLWTG3TWIMLNQEVTA3ZQYVLLU2AJM3DY/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XA7UZ3HS73KXVYCIKN5ZDH7LLLGPUMOZ/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220715-0009/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"tags":["nvd","exploit-available"],"epss":0.01073,"epssPercentile":0.63676,"exploits":{"github":1,"githubRepos":["https://github.com/jprx/CVE-2022-29968"],"checkedAt":"2026-10-02T14:21:05.902Z"},"exploitAvailable":true,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-02T14:20:32.550Z","slug":"CVE-2022-29968","body":"## Overview\n\nAn 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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 5.17.6`\n- `fedora = 34`\n- `fedora = 35`\n- `fedora = 36`\n- `h300s_firmware`\n- `h500s_firmware`\n- `h700s_firmware`\n- `h410s_firmware`\n- `h410c_firmware`\n- `solidfire_&_hci_management_node`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `linux_kernel 5.17.6`","depth":"midnight","depthScore":55,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":42.9,"likelihood":0.2,"exploitation":12,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}