What is CVE-2022-48880?

CVE-2022-48880 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.12 onward and patched in 5.15.89, 6.1.7 and 6.2. CVE-2022-48880 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-48880?

CVE-2022-48880 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-2022-48880?

Yes, CVE-2022-48880 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.89, 6.1.7 and 6.2. If you are running Linux kernel 5.12 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-48880 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-48880 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-48880

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/surface: aggregator: Add missing call to ssam_request_sync_free() Although rare, ssam_request_sync_init() can fail. In that case, the request should be freed via ssam_request_sync_free(). Currently it is leaked instead. Fix this.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-08-21

Last modified 2025-10-10

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 5.12 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.15.89, 6.1.7, 6.2 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.12

Fixed in

✓ 5.15.89 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.7 6.1.x ✓ 6.2

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-48880 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/50b3cdf8239b11545f311c4f7b89e0092e4feedb
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c965daac370f08a9b71d573a71d13cda76f2a884
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2dc110deabe7142b60ebeed689e67f92795ee24
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-48880

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-08-21

Modified 2025-10-10

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-48880?

CVE-2022-48880 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.12 onward and has been patched in 5.15.89, 6.1.7 and 6.2. CVE-2022-48880 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-48880?

CVE-2022-48880 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-2022-48880?

Yes — CVE-2022-48880 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.89, 6.1.7 and 6.2. If you are running Linux kernel 5.12 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-48880 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-48880 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.