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Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3176

There exists a use-after-free in io_uring in the Linux kernel. Signalfd_poll() and binder_poll() use a waitqueue whose lifetime is the current task. It will send a POLLFREE notification to all waiters before the queue is freed. Unfortunately, the io_uring poll doesn't handle POLLFREE. This allows a use-after-free to occur if a signalfd or binder fd is polled with io_uring poll, and the waitqueue gets freed. We recommend upgrading past commit fc78b2fc21f10c4c9c4d5d659a685710ffa63659

Products: linux
Affected versions: Not specified
Fixed versions: 5.17.3-1
CVEs: CVE-2022-3176
Confirmed fixed CVEs: Not specified
Updated in this feed: 30 Oct 2026, 14:49 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3176

core-osv · Original source

Published 16 Sept 2022, 14:15 UTC

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3176

linux

Fixed versions: 5.17.3-1

linux

Fixed versions: 5.17.3-1

linux

Fixed versions: 5.17.3-1

Complete source record

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      "modified": "2026-10-15T08:02:30.302351504Z",
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