High severity · published Feb 15, 2024
CVE-2022-23090
AIO credential reference count leak
7.7
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The aio_aqueue function, used by the lio_listio system call, fails to release a reference to a credential in an error case.
An attacker may cause the reference count to overflow, leading to a use after free (UAF).
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 12% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FR
FreeBSD · FreeBSD
13.1-RELEASE before p1; 13.0-RELEASE before p12; 12.3-RELEASE before p6 · source: vendor, NVD, CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23090
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-23090
Vendor Advisory
https://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-22:10.aio.asc
Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240415-0007/
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