CVE-2022-48886

MEDIUM EPSS 10.6%
Published Aug 21, 20241y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Aug 21, 2024 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ice: Add check for kzalloc Add the check for the return value of kzalloc in order to avoid NULL pointer dereference. Moreover, use the goto-label to share the clean code.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.5
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
10.6% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference Memory Safety

Affected Products 4

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.0  –  <6.1.7
linuxlinux_kernel6.2any
linuxlinux_kernel6.2any
linuxlinux_kernel6.2any

References 2

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/40543b3d9d2c13227ecd3aa90a713c201d1d7f09
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/96a9873188552ebb2afe76033d7329a5ecabef6e
    Patch

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/40543b3d9d2c13227ecd3aa90a713c201d1d7f09
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/96a9873188552ebb2afe76033d7329a5ecabef6e
    Patch