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). 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?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2022-48650. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

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

Awaiting data

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

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-48650 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/601be20fc6a1b762044d2398befffd6bf236cebf
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a4236ed47f5b0a57eb6b8fb1c351b15b3d341d7
Patch
Kernel patch commit
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 Awaiting data

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) . 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?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2022-48650. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
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.
What is Memory Leak (CWE-401)?

The product does not release memory after use, causing gradual resource exhaustion. View CWE-401 on MITRE CWE →