What is CVE-2022-48632?

CVE-2022-48632 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, classified as a Out-of-bounds Write flaw (CWE-787). CVE-2022-48632 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-48632?

CVE-2022-48632 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-2022-48632?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2022-48632. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2022-48632 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-48632 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)?

The product writes data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/787.html

CVE-2022-48632

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i2c: mlxbf: prevent stack overflow in mlxbf_i2c_smbus_start_transaction() memcpy() is called in a loop while 'operation->length' upper bound is not checked and 'data_idx' also increments.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-04-28

Last modified 2025-03-04

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-787

CVE-2022-48632 is a Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability

What is Out-of-bounds Write?

The product writes 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-2022-48632 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b5ab5fbe69ebbee5692c72b05071a43fc0655d8
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/48ee0a864d1af02eea98fc825cc230d61517a71e
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc2a0c587006f29b724069740c48654b9dcaebd2
Patch

4 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-48632

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-04-28

Modified 2025-03-04

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-48632?

CVE-2022-48632 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 , classified as an Out-of-bounds Write flaw (CWE-787) . CVE-2022-48632 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-48632?

CVE-2022-48632 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-2022-48632?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2022-48632. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2022-48632 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-48632 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)?

The product writes data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. View CWE-787 on MITRE CWE →