What is CVE-2022-48963?

CVE-2022-48963 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 5.18 onward and patched in 6.0.13 and 6.1. CVE-2022-48963 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-48963?

CVE-2022-48963 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-2022-48963?

Yes, CVE-2022-48963 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.0.13 and 6.1. If you are running Linux kernel 5.18 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-48963 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-48963 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-2022-48963

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: wwan: iosm: fix memory leak in ipc_mux_init() When failed to alloc ipc_mux->ul_adb.pp_qlt in ipc_mux_init(), ipc_mux is not released.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-10-21

Last modified 2024-10-24

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-2022-48963 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 5.18 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.0.13, 6.1 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.18

Fixed in

✓ 6.0.13 6.0.x ✓ 6.1

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-48963 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/23353efc26e98b61b925274ecbb8f0610f69a8aa
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e21478d0054f63eec7ce833296cf9788764a0ec7
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-48963

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-10-21

Modified 2024-10-24

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-48963?

CVE-2022-48963 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 5.18 onward and has been patched in 6.0.13 and 6.1. CVE-2022-48963 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-48963?

CVE-2022-48963 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-2022-48963?

Yes — CVE-2022-48963 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.0.13 and 6.1. If you are running Linux kernel 5.18 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-48963 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-48963 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 →