What is CVE-2022-48701?

CVE-2022-48701 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.1 out of 10, classified as a Out-of-bounds Read flaw (CWE-125). CVE-2022-48701 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-48701?

CVE-2022-48701 has a CVSS score of 7.1 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:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-48701?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2022-48701. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2022-48701 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-48701 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)?

The product reads data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/125.html

CVE-2022-48701

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: usb-audio: Fix an out-of-bounds bug in __snd_usb_parse_audio_interface() There may be a bad USB audio device with a USB ID of (0x04fa, 0x4201) and the number of it's interfaces less than 4, an out-of-bounds read bug occurs when parsing the interface descriptor for this device. Fix this by checking the number of interfaces.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-05-03

Last modified 2025-03-05

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

7.1

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-125

CVE-2022-48701 is a Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability

What is Out-of-bounds Read?

The product reads data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-48701 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/0492798bf8dfcc09c9337a1ba065da1d1ca68712
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a308e415d247a23d4d64c964c02e782eede2936
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6123bec8480d23369e2ee0b2208611619f269faf
Patch

8 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-48701

Severity High

CVSS score 7.1 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-05-03

Modified 2025-03-05

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-48701?

CVE-2022-48701 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.1 out of 10 , classified as an Out-of-bounds Read flaw (CWE-125) . CVE-2022-48701 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-48701?

CVE-2022-48701 has a CVSS score of 7.1 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:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-48701?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2022-48701. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2022-48701 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-48701 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)?

The product reads data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. View CWE-125 on MITRE CWE →