What is CVE-2022-48905?

CVE-2022-48905 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 4.18 onward and patched in 4.19.233, 5.4.183, 5.10.104 and others. CVE-2022-48905 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-48905?

CVE-2022-48905 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-2022-48905?

Yes, CVE-2022-48905 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.19.233, 5.4.183, 5.10.104 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.18 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-48905 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-48905 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-2022-48905

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ibmvnic: free reset-work-item when flushing Fix a tiny memory leak when flushing the reset work queue.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-08-22

Last modified 2024-09-12

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-2022-48905 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 4.18 and later are affected. Fixed in 4.19.233, 5.4.183, 5.10.104, 5.15.27, 5.16.13, 5.17 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 4.18

Fixed in

✓ 4.19.233 4.19.x ✓ 5.4.183 5.4.x ✓ 5.10.104 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.27 5.15.x ✓ 5.16.13 5.16.x ✓ 5.17

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-48905 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/39738a2346b270e8f72f88d8856de2c167bd2899
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c26745e4576cec224092e6cc12e37829333b183
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/58b07100c20e95c78b8cb4d6d28ca53eb9ef81f2
Patch

6 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-48905

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-08-22

Modified 2024-09-12

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-48905?

CVE-2022-48905 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 4.18 onward and has been patched in 4.19.233, 5.4.183, 5.10.104 and others. CVE-2022-48905 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-48905?

CVE-2022-48905 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-2022-48905?

Yes — CVE-2022-48905 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.19.233, 5.4.183, 5.10.104 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.18 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-48905 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-48905 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 →