What is CVE-2022-48656?

CVE-2022-48656 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a Memory Leak flaw (CWE-401). CVE-2022-48656 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-48656?

CVE-2022-48656 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-48656?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2022-48656. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2022-48656 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-48656 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-2022-48656

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dmaengine: ti: k3-udma-private: Fix refcount leak bug in of_xudma_dev_get() We should call of_node_put() for the reference returned by of_parse_phandle() in fail path or when it is not used anymore. Here we only need to move the of_node_put() before the check.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-04-28

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-401

CVE-2022-48656 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-2022-48656 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/a17df55bf6d536712da6902a83db82b82e67d5a2
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa11dae059a439af82bae541b134f8f53ac177b5
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd5a6c5a08752b613e83ad2cb5133e72a64b876d
Patch

4 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-48656

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-04-28

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-48656?

CVE-2022-48656 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as a Memory Leak flaw (CWE-401) . CVE-2022-48656 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-48656?

CVE-2022-48656 has a CVSS score of 5.5 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:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-48656?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2022-48656. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2022-48656 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-48656 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 →