What is CVE-2022-48672?

CVE-2022-48672 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10. CVE-2022-48672 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-48672?

CVE-2022-48672 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-48672?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2022-48672. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2022-48672 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-48672 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-48672

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: of: fdt: fix off-by-one error in unflatten_dt_nodes() Commit 78c44d910d3e ("drivers/of: Fix depth when unflattening devicetree") forgot to fix up the depth check in the loop body in unflatten_dt_nodes() which makes it possible to overflow the nps[] buffer... Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with the SVACE static analysis tool.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-05-03

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

7.8

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-193

CVE-2022-48672 is classified as CWE-193

See CWE-193 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-48672 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/2133f451311671c7c42b5640d2b999326b39aa0e
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2566706ac6393386a4e7c4ce23fe17f4c98d9aa0
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f945a792f67815abca26fa8a5e863ccf3fa1181
Patch

7 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-48672

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-05-03

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-48672?

CVE-2022-48672 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 . CVE-2022-48672 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-48672?

CVE-2022-48672 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-48672?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2022-48672. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2022-48672 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-48672 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.