CVE-2022-23090
AIO credential reference count leak
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).
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
AIO credential reference count leak
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).
- Record
CVE-2022-23090- CVSS 3.1
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-28195
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).
- Record
EUVD-2022-28195- CVSS 3.1
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3q8j-579q-jx44
The aio_aqueue function, used by the lio_listio system call, fails to release a reference to a...
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).
- Record
GHSA-3q8j-579q-jx44- CVSS 3.1
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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).
- Record
CVE-2022-23090- CVSS 3.1
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-23090 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.7) in Freebsd, published February 15, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.22%, the 12th percentile. No source names a fixed version.