What is CVE-2022-48661?

CVE-2022-48661 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10. CVE-2022-48661 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-48661?

CVE-2022-48661 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-2022-48661?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2022-48661. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2022-48661 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-48661 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-48661

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpio: mockup: Fix potential resource leakage when register a chip If creation of software node fails, the locally allocated string array is left unfreed. Free it on error path.

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-404

CVE-2022-48661 is classified as CWE-404

See CWE-404 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-48661 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/02743c4091ccfb246f5cdbbe3f44b152d5d12933
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41f857033c44442a27f591fda8d986e7c9e42872
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b26723e058faaf11b532fb4aa16d6849d581790
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-48661

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-2022-48661?

CVE-2022-48661 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . CVE-2022-48661 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-48661?

CVE-2022-48661 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-2022-48661?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2022-48661. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2022-48661 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-48661 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.