What is CVE-2022-48722?

CVE-2022-48722 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), affecting Linux kernel versions from 4.12 onward and patched in 4.14.265, 4.19.228, 5.4.178 and others. CVE-2022-48722 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-48722?

CVE-2022-48722 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-2022-48722?

Yes, CVE-2022-48722 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.14.265, 4.19.228, 5.4.178 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.12 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-48722 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-48722 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-2022-48722

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ieee802154: ca8210: Stop leaking skb's Upon error the ieee802154_xmit_complete() helper is not called. Only ieee802154_wake_queue() is called manually. We then leak the skb structure. Free the skb structure upon error before returning.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-06-20

Last modified 2025-09-17

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-401

CVE-2022-48722 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 4.12 and later are affected. Fixed in 4.14.265, 4.19.228, 5.4.178, 5.10.99, 5.15.22, 5.16.8, 5.17 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 4.12

Fixed in

✓ 4.14.265 4.14.x ✓ 4.19.228 4.19.x ✓ 5.4.178 5.4.x ✓ 5.10.99 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.22 5.15.x ✓ 5.16.8 5.16.x ✓ 5.17

References

7 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21feb6df3967541931242c427fe0958276af81cc

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/621b24b09eb61c63f262da0c9c5f0e93348897e5

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f38d3a6ec11c2733b1c641a46a2a2ecec57be08

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78b3f20c17cbcb7645bfa63f2ca0e11b53c09d56

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/94cd597e20ed4acedb8f15f029d92998b011cb1a

Patch

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-48722

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-06-20

Modified 2025-09-17

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-48722?

CVE-2022-48722 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) . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.12 onward and has been patched in 4.14.265, 4.19.228, 5.4.178 and others. CVE-2022-48722 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-48722?

CVE-2022-48722 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-2022-48722?

Yes. CVE-2022-48722 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.14.265, 4.19.228, 5.4.178 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.12 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-48722 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2022-48722 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.