What is CVE-2022-48425?

CVE-2022-48425 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, classified as a Release of Invalid Pointer or Reference flaw (CWE-763). CVE-2022-48425 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-48425?

CVE-2022-48425 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-48425?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2022-48425. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2022-48425 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-48425 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Release of Invalid Pointer or Reference (CWE-763)?

The product attempts to return a memory resource to the system but calls the wrong release function. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/763.html

CVE-2022-48425

High

In the Linux kernel through 6.2.7, fs/ntfs3/inode.c has an invalid kfree because it does not validate MFT flags before replaying logs.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2023-03-19

Last modified 2025-05-16

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

7.8

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-763

CVE-2022-48425 is a Release of Invalid Pointer or Reference vulnerability

What is Release of Invalid Pointer or Reference?

The product attempts to return a memory resource to the system but calls the wrong release function. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-48425 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Security
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230413-0006/

Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=467333af2f7b95eeaa61a5b5369a80063cd971fd
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git/commit/fs/ntfs3?id=467333af2f7b95eeaa61a5b5369a80063cd971fd
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-48425

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2023-03-19

Modified 2025-05-16

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-48425?

CVE-2022-48425 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 , classified as a Release of Invalid Pointer or Reference flaw (CWE-763) . CVE-2022-48425 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-48425?

CVE-2022-48425 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-48425?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2022-48425. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2022-48425 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-48425 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Release of Invalid Pointer or Reference (CWE-763)?

The product attempts to return a memory resource to the system but calls the wrong release function. View CWE-763 on MITRE CWE →