What is CVE-2022-48650?

CVE-2022-48650 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.7 out of 10, classified as a Memory Leak flaw (CWE-401), affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.11 onward and patched in 5.15.71, 5.19.12 and 6.0. CVE-2022-48650 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-48650?

CVE-2022-48650 has a CVSS score of 4.7 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-48650?

Yes, CVE-2022-48650 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.71, 5.19.12 and 6.0. If you are running Linux kernel 5.11 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-48650 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-48650 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Memory Leak (CWE-401)?

The product does not release memory after use, causing gradual resource exhaustion. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/401.html

CVE-2022-48650

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: qla2xxx: Fix memory leak in __qlt_24xx_handle_abts() Commit 8f394da36a36 ("scsi: qla2xxx: Drop TARGET_SCF_LOOKUP_LUN_FROM_TAG") made the __qlt_24xx_handle_abts() function return early if tcm_qla2xxx_find_cmd_by_tag() didn't find a command, but it missed to clean up the allocated memory for the management command.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-04-28

Last modified 2025-03-20

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

4.7

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-401

CVE-2022-48650 is a Memory Leak vulnerability

What is Memory Leak?

The product does not release memory after use, causing gradual resource exhaustion. Learn more on MITRE CWE

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.11 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.15.71, 5.19.12, 6.0 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.11

Fixed in

✓ 5.15.71 5.15.x ✓ 5.19.12 5.19.x ✓ 6.0

References

3 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/601be20fc6a1b762044d2398befffd6bf236cebf

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a4236ed47f5b0a57eb6b8fb1c351b15b3d341d7

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89df49e561b4a8948521fc3f8a013012eaa08f82

Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-48650

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.7 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-04-28

Modified 2025-03-20

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-48650?

CVE-2022-48650 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.7 out of 10 , classified as a Memory Leak flaw (CWE-401) . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.11 onward and has been patched in 5.15.71, 5.19.12 and 6.0. CVE-2022-48650 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-48650?

CVE-2022-48650 has a CVSS score of 4.7 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-48650?

Yes. CVE-2022-48650 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.71, 5.19.12 and 6.0. If you are running Linux kernel 5.11 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-48650 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2022-48650 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.