What is CVE-2022-48638?

CVE-2022-48638 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.3 out of 10. CVE-2022-48638 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-48638?

CVE-2022-48638 has a CVSS score of 5.3 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-48638?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2022-48638. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2022-48638 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-48638 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-48638

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cgroup: cgroup_get_from_id() must check the looked-up kn is a directory cgroup has to be one kernfs dir, otherwise kernel panic is caused, especially cgroup id is provide from userspace.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-04-28

Last modified 2025-03-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

5.3

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

Low

Vector string

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

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-48638 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/1e9571887f97b17cf3ffe9aa4da89090ea60988b
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8484a356cee8ce3d6a8e6266ff99be326e9273ad
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df02452f3df069a59bc9e69c84435bf115cb6e37
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-48638

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.3 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-04-28

Modified 2025-03-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-48638?

CVE-2022-48638 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.3 out of 10 . CVE-2022-48638 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-48638?

CVE-2022-48638 has a CVSS score of 5.3 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-48638?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2022-48638. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2022-48638 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-48638 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.