What is CVE-2022-48774?

CVE-2022-48774 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.15 onward and patched in 5.15.25, 5.16.11 and 5.17. CVE-2022-48774 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-48774?

CVE-2022-48774 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-2022-48774?

Yes, CVE-2022-48774 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.25, 5.16.11 and 5.17. If you are running Linux kernel 5.15 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-48774 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-48774 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-48774

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dmaengine: ptdma: Fix the error handling path in pt_core_init() In order to free resources correctly in the error handling path of pt_core_init(), 2 goto's have to be switched. Otherwise, some resources will leak and we will try to release things that have not been allocated yet. Also move a dev_err() to a place where it is more meaningful.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-07-16

Last modified 2025-09-24

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

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.15 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.15.25, 5.16.11, 5.17 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.15

Fixed in

✓ 5.15.25 5.15.x ✓ 5.16.11 5.16.x ✓ 5.17

References

3 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c62fd3406e0b2277c76a6984d3979c7f3f1d129

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e41445287afa3cf6d572778e5aab31d25e60a8d

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7de1e4820c5a42441ff7276174c8c0e63575c1b

Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-48774

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-07-16

Modified 2025-09-24

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-48774?

CVE-2022-48774 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.15 onward and has been patched in 5.15.25, 5.16.11 and 5.17. CVE-2022-48774 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-48774?

CVE-2022-48774 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-2022-48774?

Yes. CVE-2022-48774 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.25, 5.16.11 and 5.17. If you are running Linux kernel 5.15 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-48774 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2022-48774 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.