What is CVE-2022-48859?

CVE-2022-48859 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). CVE-2022-48859 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-48859?

CVE-2022-48859 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-2022-48859?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2022-48859. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2022-48859 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-48859 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-2022-48859

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: marvell: prestera: Add missing of_node_put() in prestera_switch_set_base_mac_addr This node pointer is returned by of_find_compatible_node() with refcount incremented. Calling of_node_put() to aovid the refcount leak.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-07-16

Last modified 2024-11-21

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

Weakness type

CWE-401

CVE-2022-48859 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

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-48859 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/4cc66bf17220ff9631f9fa99b02a872e0ad5a08b
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7c2fd1d126329340639adfb8dd2938fe4b65df7
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9ffa3e2bc451816ce0295e40063514fabf2bd36
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-48859

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-07-16

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-48859?

CVE-2022-48859 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) . CVE-2022-48859 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-48859?

CVE-2022-48859 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-2022-48859?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2022-48859. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2022-48859 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-48859 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Memory Leak (CWE-401)?

The product does not release memory after use, causing gradual resource exhaustion. View CWE-401 on MITRE CWE →