Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-48748
Published: June 20, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU92884
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-48748
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the __allowed_ingress() function in net/bridge/br_vlan.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-48748
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/446ff1fc37c74093e81db40811a07b5a19f1d797
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5e216e880fa6f2cd9d4a6541269377657163098
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14be8d448fca6fe7b2a413831eedd55aef6c6511
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd20d9738395cf8e27d0a17eba34169699fccdff
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.96
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.19
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.16.5
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.17