What is CVE-2022-48699?

CVE-2022-48699 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a Memory Leak flaw (CWE-401). CVE-2022-48699 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-48699?

CVE-2022-48699 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-2022-48699?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2022-48699. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2022-48699 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-48699 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-2022-48699

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sched/debug: fix dentry leak in update_sched_domain_debugfs Kuyo reports that the pattern of using debugfs_remove(debugfs_lookup()) leaks a dentry and with a hotplug stress test, the machine eventually runs out of memory. Fix this up by using the newly created debugfs_lookup_and_remove() call instead which properly handles the dentry reference counting logic.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-05-03

Last modified 2025-09-19

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-401

CVE-2022-48699 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

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-48699 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/0c32a93963e03c03e561d5a066eedad211880ba3
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/26e9a1ded8923510e5529fbb28390b22228700c2
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2e406596571659451f4b95e37ddfd5a8ef1d0dc
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-48699

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-05-03

Modified 2025-09-19

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-48699?

CVE-2022-48699 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as a Memory Leak flaw (CWE-401) . CVE-2022-48699 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-48699?

CVE-2022-48699 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-2022-48699?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2022-48699. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2022-48699 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-48699 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Memory Leak (CWE-401)?

The product does not release memory after use, causing gradual resource exhaustion. View CWE-401 on MITRE CWE →