What is CVE-2022-48863?

CVE-2022-48863 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 2.6.27 onward and patched in 5.10.106, 5.15.29, 5.16.15 and others. CVE-2022-48863 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-48863?

CVE-2022-48863 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-2022-48863?

Yes, CVE-2022-48863 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.106, 5.15.29, 5.16.15 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 2.6.27 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-48863 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-48863 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-2022-48863

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mISDN: Fix memory leak in dsp_pipeline_build() dsp_pipeline_build() allocates dup pointer by kstrdup(cfg), but then it updates dup variable by strsep(&dup, "|"). As a result when it calls kfree(dup), the dup variable contains NULL. Found by Linux Driver Verification project (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-07-16

Last modified 2024-11-21

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-2022-48863 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 2.6.27 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.10.106, 5.15.29, 5.16.15, 5.17 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 2.6.27

Fixed in

✓ 5.10.106 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.29 5.15.x ✓ 5.16.15 5.16.x ✓ 5.17

References

4 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/640445d6fc059d4514ffea79eb4196299e0e2d0f

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7777b1f795af1bb43867375d8a776080111aae1b

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3d5fcc6cf2ecbba5a269631092570aa285a24cb

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6a502c2299941c8326d029cfc8a3bc8a4607ad5

Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-48863

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 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-2022-48863?

CVE-2022-48863 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 2.6.27 onward and has been patched in 5.10.106, 5.15.29, 5.16.15 and others. CVE-2022-48863 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-48863?

CVE-2022-48863 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-2022-48863?

Yes. CVE-2022-48863 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.106, 5.15.29, 5.16.15 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 2.6.27 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-48863 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2022-48863 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.