What is CVE-2022-48798?

CVE-2022-48798 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10. CVE-2022-48798 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-48798?

CVE-2022-48798 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-2022-48798?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2022-48798. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2022-48798 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-48798 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-48798

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: s390/cio: verify the driver availability for path_event call If no driver is attached to a device or the driver does not provide the path_event function, an FCES path-event on this device could end up in a kernel-panic. Verify the driver availability before the path_event function call.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-07-16

Last modified 2025-10-03

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

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-48798 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/a0619027f11590b2070624297530c34dc7f91bcd
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd9cb842fa9d90653a9b48aba52f89c069f3bc50
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe990b7bf6ac93f1d850d076b8f0e758268aa4ab
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-48798

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-07-16

Modified 2025-10-03

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-48798?

CVE-2022-48798 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . CVE-2022-48798 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-48798?

CVE-2022-48798 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-2022-48798?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2022-48798. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2022-48798 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-48798 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.