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, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.15 onward and patched in 5.15.71, 5.19.12 and 6.0. 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?

Yes, CVE-2022-48661 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.71, 5.19.12 and 6.0. If you are running Linux kernel 5.15 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

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

Yes

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.

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.15 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.15.71, 5.19.12, 6.0 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.15

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/02743c4091ccfb246f5cdbbe3f44b152d5d12933

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41f857033c44442a27f591fda8d986e7c9e42872

Patch
Kernel Git
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

Yes

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 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.15 onward and has been patched in 5.15.71, 5.19.12 and 6.0. 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?

Yes. CVE-2022-48661 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.71, 5.19.12 and 6.0. If you are running Linux kernel 5.15 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
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.