What is CVE-2022-48698?

CVE-2022-48698 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.3 out of 10, classified as a Memory Leak flaw (CWE-401), affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.13 onward and patched in 5.15.68, 5.19.9 and 6.0. CVE-2022-48698 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-48698?

CVE-2022-48698 has a CVSS score of 5.3 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-48698?

Yes, CVE-2022-48698 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.68, 5.19.9 and 6.0. If you are running Linux kernel 5.13 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-48698 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-48698 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-2022-48698

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: fix memory leak when using debugfs_lookup() When calling debugfs_lookup() the result must have dput() called on it, otherwise the memory will leak over time. Fix this up by properly calling dput().

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-05-03

Last modified 2025-04-08

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

5.3

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

Low

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-401

CVE-2022-48698 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

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.13 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.15.68, 5.19.9, 6.0 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.13

Fixed in

✓ 5.15.68 5.15.x ✓ 5.19.9 5.19.x ✓ 6.0

References

3 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a6279d243cb035eaaff1450980b40cf19748f05

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/58acd2ebae034db3bacf38708f508fbd12ae2e54

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cbfac7fa491651c57926c99edeb7495c6c1aeac2

Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-48698

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.3 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-05-03

Modified 2025-04-08

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-48698?

CVE-2022-48698 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.3 out of 10 , classified as a Memory Leak flaw (CWE-401) . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.13 onward and has been patched in 5.15.68, 5.19.9 and 6.0. CVE-2022-48698 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-48698?

CVE-2022-48698 has a CVSS score of 5.3 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:L/I:L/A:L.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-48698?

Yes. CVE-2022-48698 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.68, 5.19.9 and 6.0. If you are running Linux kernel 5.13 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-48698 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2022-48698 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.