What is CVE-2022-48792?

CVE-2022-48792 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, classified as a Use After Free flaw (CWE-416), affecting Linux kernel versions from 4.15 onward and patched in 5.10.102, 5.15.25, 5.16.11 and others. CVE-2022-48792 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-48792?

CVE-2022-48792 has a CVSS score of 7.8 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:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-48792?

Yes, CVE-2022-48792 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.102, 5.15.25, 5.16.11 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.15 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-48792 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-48792 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Use After Free (CWE-416)?

The product references memory after it has been freed, which may cause it to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/416.html

CVE-2022-48792

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: pm8001: Fix use-after-free for aborted SSP/STP sas_task Currently a use-after-free may occur if a sas_task is aborted by the upper layer before we handle the I/O completion in mpi_ssp_completion() or mpi_sata_completion(). In this case, the following are the two steps in handling those I/O completions: - Call complete() to inform the upper layer handler of completion of the I/O. - Release driver resources associated with the sas_task in pm8001_ccb_task_free() call. When complete() is called, the upper layer may free the sas_task. As such, we should not touch the associated sas_task afterwards, but we do so in the pm8001_ccb_task_free() call. Fix by swapping the complete() and pm8001_ccb_task_free() calls ordering.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-07-16

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

7.8

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-416

CVE-2022-48792 is a Use After Free vulnerability

What is Use After Free?

The product references memory after it has been freed, which may cause it to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Learn more on MITRE CWE

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 4.15 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.10.102, 5.15.25, 5.16.11, 5.17 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 4.15

Fixed in

✓ 5.10.102 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.25 5.15.x ✓ 5.16.11 5.16.x ✓ 5.17

References

4 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9d93f32534a0a80a1c26bdb0746d90a7b19c2c2

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df7abcaa1246e2537ab4016077b5443bb3c09378

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f61f9fccb2cb4bb275674a79d638704db6bc2171

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe9ac3eaa2e387a5742b380b73a5a6bc237bf184

Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-48792

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-07-16

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-48792?

CVE-2022-48792 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 , classified as an Use After Free flaw (CWE-416) . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.15 onward and has been patched in 5.10.102, 5.15.25, 5.16.11 and others. CVE-2022-48792 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-48792?

CVE-2022-48792 has a CVSS score of 7.8 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:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-48792?

Yes. CVE-2022-48792 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.102, 5.15.25, 5.16.11 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.15 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-48792 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2022-48792 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.