What is CVE-2022-48665?

CVE-2022-48665 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.19 onward and patched in 5.19.12 and 6.0. CVE-2022-48665 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-48665?

CVE-2022-48665 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-2022-48665?

Yes, CVE-2022-48665 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.19.12 and 6.0. If you are running Linux kernel 5.19 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-48665 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-48665 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-48665

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: exfat: fix overflow for large capacity partition Using int type for sector index, there will be overflow in a large capacity partition. For example, if storage with sector size of 512 bytes and partition capacity is larger than 2TB, there will be overflow.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-04-28

Last modified 2025-09-19

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-191

CVE-2022-48665 is classified as CWE-191

See CWE-191 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.19 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.19.12, 6.0 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.19

Fixed in

✓ 5.19.12 5.19.x ✓ 6.0

References

2 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17244f71765dfec39e84493993993e896c376d09

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e9ceb6728f1dc2fa4b5d08f37d88cbc49a20a62

Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-48665

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-04-28

Modified 2025-09-19

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-48665?

CVE-2022-48665 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.19 onward and has been patched in 5.19.12 and 6.0. CVE-2022-48665 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-48665?

CVE-2022-48665 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-2022-48665?

Yes. CVE-2022-48665 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.19.12 and 6.0. If you are running Linux kernel 5.19 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-48665 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2022-48665 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.