What is CVE-2022-47938?

CVE-2022-47938 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5 out of 10, classified as a Out-of-bounds Read flaw (CWE-125). CVE-2022-47938 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-47938?

CVE-2022-47938 has a CVSS score of 6.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-47938?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2022-47938. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2022-47938 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-47938 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)?

The product reads data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/125.html

CVE-2022-47938

Medium

An issue was discovered in ksmbd in the Linux kernel 5.15 through 5.19 before 5.19.2. fs/ksmbd/smb2misc.c has an out-of-bounds read and OOPS for SMB2_TREE_CONNECT.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2022-12-23

Last modified 2025-04-15

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

6.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-125

CVE-2022-47938 is a Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability

What is Out-of-bounds Read?

The product reads data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-47938 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/12/23/10

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Zerodayinitiative
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1689/

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Kernel patch commit
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.19.2
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=824d4f64c20093275f72fc8101394d75ff6a249e
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/824d4f64c20093275f72fc8101394d75ff6a249e
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-47938

Severity Medium

CVSS score 6.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2022-12-23

Modified 2025-04-15

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-47938?

CVE-2022-47938 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5 out of 10 , classified as an Out-of-bounds Read flaw (CWE-125) . CVE-2022-47938 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-47938?

CVE-2022-47938 has a CVSS score of 6.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-47938?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2022-47938. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2022-47938 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-47938 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)?

The product reads data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. View CWE-125 on MITRE CWE →