CVE-2022-4127 — A NULL pointer dereference issue was discovered in the Linux kernel in io_files_

A NULL pointer dereference issue was discovered in the Linux kernel in io_files_update_with_index_alloc. A local user could use this flaw to potentially crash the system causing a denial of service.

01What is this vulnerability?

A NULL pointer dereference issue was discovered in the Linux kernel in io_files_update_with_index_alloc. A local user could use this flaw to potentially crash the system causing a denial of service.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n	a / Linux kernel (io_uring)	Fixed in 5.19

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2022-11-28T00:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2025-04-14T18:08:33.221Z

09References

• lore.kernel.org — https://lore.kernel.org/all/d5a19c1e-9968-e22e-5917-c3139c5e7e89%40kernel.dk/
• github.com — https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d785a773bed966a75ca1f11d108ae1897189975…