---
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'
---

## Overview

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.

## 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`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `linux_kernel 5.17.6`