What is CVE-2022-48932?

CVE-2022-48932 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a Out-of-bounds Read flaw (CWE-125), affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.16 onward and patched in 5.16.12 and 5.17. CVE-2022-48932 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-48932?

CVE-2022-48932 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-2022-48932?

Yes, CVE-2022-48932 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.16.12 and 5.17. If you are running Linux kernel 5.16 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-48932 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-48932 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)?

The product reads data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/125.html

CVE-2022-48932

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5: DR, Fix slab-out-of-bounds in mlx5_cmd_dr_create_fte When adding a rule with 32 destinations, we hit the following out-of-band access issue: BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in mlx5_cmd_dr_create_fte+0x18ee/0x1e70 This patch fixes the issue by both increasing the allocated buffers to accommodate for the needed actions and by checking the number of actions to prevent this issue when a rule with too many actions is provided.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-08-22

Last modified 2024-08-23

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-125

CVE-2022-48932 is a Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability

What is Out-of-bounds Read?

The product reads data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. Learn more on MITRE CWE

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.16 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.16.12, 5.17 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.16

Fixed in

✓ 5.16.12 5.16.x ✓ 5.17

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-48932 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/0aec12d97b2036af0946e3d582144739860ac07b
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ad319cdfbe555b4ff67bc608736c46a6930c848
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-48932

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-08-22

Modified 2024-08-23

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-48932?

CVE-2022-48932 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as an Out-of-bounds Read flaw (CWE-125) . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.16 onward and has been patched in 5.16.12 and 5.17. CVE-2022-48932 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-48932?

CVE-2022-48932 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-2022-48932?

Yes — CVE-2022-48932 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.16.12 and 5.17. If you are running Linux kernel 5.16 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-48932 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-48932 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)?

The product reads data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. View CWE-125 on MITRE CWE →