Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-48659

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Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-48659

Published: June 26, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU93399
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-48659
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the create_unique_id() and sysfs_slab_add() functions in mm/slub.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Legacy Module
Development Tools Module
Basesystem Module
Public Cloud Module
SUSE Real Time Module
openSUSE Leap
openEuler
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_62-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_62-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_13-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_52-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5-RT_Update_14-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_52-rt
kernel (Red Hat package)
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools-devel
kernel-debuginfo
python3-perf
bpftool-debuginfo
kernel
kernel-debugsource
perf-debuginfo
kernel-tools
kernel-devel
bpftool
kernel-source
python3-perf-debuginfo
perf
kernel-headers
dlm-kmp-rt
kernel-syms-rt
kernel-rt-livepatch
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debugsource
kernel-rt-vdso
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel
cluster-md-kmp-rt
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo
kernel-source-rt
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-rt
reiserfs-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-devel
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-rt-extra
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-optional
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-devel
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt_debug-vdso
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug
kselftests-kmp-rt
cluster-md-kmp-azure-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-devel-azure
kernel-source-azure
kernel-azure-vdso
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-azure
gfs2-kmp-azure
kernel-syms-azure
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-azure
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-optional
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-azure
reiserfs-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-extra
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo
kernel-azure-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-debugsource
kselftests-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-devel
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-livepatch-devel
dtb-xilinx
dtb-mediatek
dtb-amlogic
dtb-lg
dtb-hisilicon
dtb-marvell
dtb-renesas
dtb-sprd
dtb-qcom
dtb-altera
dtb-apm
dtb-amd
dtb-broadcom
dtb-cavium
dtb-arm
dtb-rockchip
dtb-nvidia
dtb-amazon
dtb-allwinner
dtb-freescale
dtb-exynos
kernel-obs-qa
kernel-syms
dtb-socionext
dtb-apple
dtb-aarch64
kernel-debug-debugsource
kselftests-kmp-64kb
kernel-docs
kernel-macros
kernel-source-vanilla
kernel-docs-html
kernel-debug
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-optional
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-debug-debuginfo
kernel-debug-livepatch-devel
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
kernel-debug-vdso
kernel-default-vdso
kernel-64kb
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-livepatch
gfs2-kmp-default
cluster-md-kmp-default
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
kernel-default-optional
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-obs-build
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-kvmsmall-livepatch-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-devel
dlm-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-extra
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-64kb
kselftests-kmp-default
kernel-64kb-livepatch-devel
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall
kernel-default
kernel-default-devel
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-base-rebuild
kernel-default-base

How to mitigate CVE-2022-48659

Install update from vendor's website.

Linux kernel - addressed in versions 4.9.330, 4.14.295, 4.19.260, 5.4.215, 5.10.146, 5.15.71, 5.19.12, 6.0
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_62-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150500.11.3.2
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_62-default - update to 1-150500.11.3.2
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_13-debugsource - update to 1-150500.11.3.2
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_52-rt-debuginfo - update to 1-150500.11.5.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5-RT_Update_14-debugsource - update to 1-150500.11.5.1
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_52-rt - update to 1-150500.11.5.1
kernel (Red Hat package) - update to 4.18.0-372.121.1.el8_6
kernel-tools-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-60.138.0.165, 5.10.0-136.76.0.156
kernel-tools-devel - addressed in versions 5.10.0-60.138.0.165, 5.10.0-136.76.0.156
kernel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-60.138.0.165, 5.10.0-136.76.0.156
python3-perf - addressed in versions 5.10.0-60.138.0.165, 5.10.0-136.76.0.156
bpftool-debuginfo - update to 5.10.0-60.138.0.165
kernel - addressed in versions 5.10.0-60.138.0.165, 5.10.0-136.76.0.156
kernel-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.10.0-60.138.0.165, 5.10.0-136.76.0.156
perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-60.138.0.165, 5.10.0-136.76.0.156
kernel-tools - addressed in versions 5.10.0-60.138.0.165, 5.10.0-136.76.0.156
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 5.10.0-60.138.0.165, 5.10.0-136.76.0.156
bpftool - update to 5.10.0-60.138.0.165
kernel-source - addressed in versions 5.10.0-60.138.0.165, 5.10.0-136.76.0.156
python3-perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-60.138.0.165, 5.10.0-136.76.0.156
perf - addressed in versions 5.10.0-60.138.0.165, 5.10.0-136.76.0.156
kernel-headers - addressed in versions 5.10.0-60.138.0.165, 5.10.0-136.76.0.156
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.52.1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.52.1
kernel-rt-livepatch - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.52.1
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.52.1
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.52.1
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.52.1
kernel-rt-debugsource - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.52.1
kernel-rt-vdso - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.52.1
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.52.1
kernel-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.52.1
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.52.1
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.52.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.52.1
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.52.1
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.52.1
kernel-source-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.52.1
kernel-devel-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.52.1
kernel-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.52.1
reiserfs-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.52.1
kernel-rt-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.52.1
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.52.1
kernel-rt-extra - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.52.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.52.1
kernel-rt-optional - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.52.1
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.52.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.52.1
kernel-rt_debug-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.52.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.52.1
kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.52.1
kernel-rt_debug-vdso - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.52.1
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.52.1
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.52.1
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.52.1
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.52.1
kernel-rt_debug - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.52.1
kselftests-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.52.1
cluster-md-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.51.1
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.51.1
kernel-devel-azure - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.51.1
kernel-source-azure - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.51.1
kernel-azure-vdso - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.51.1
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.51.1
kernel-azure - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.51.1
gfs2-kmp-azure - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.51.1
kernel-syms-azure - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.51.1
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.51.1
ocfs2-kmp-azure - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.51.1
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.51.1
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.51.1
kernel-azure-optional - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.51.1
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.51.1
cluster-md-kmp-azure - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.51.1
reiserfs-kmp-azure - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.51.1
kernel-azure-extra - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.51.1
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.51.1
kernel-azure-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.51.1
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.51.1
dlm-kmp-azure - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.51.1
kernel-azure-debugsource - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.51.1
kselftests-kmp-azure - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.51.1
kernel-azure-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.51.1
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.51.1
kernel-azure-livepatch-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.51.1
dtb-xilinx - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.1
dtb-mediatek - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.1
dtb-amlogic - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.1
dtb-lg - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.1
dtb-hisilicon - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.1
dtb-marvell - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.1
dtb-renesas - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.1
dtb-sprd - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.1
dtb-qcom - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.1
dtb-altera - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.1
dtb-apm - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.1
dtb-amd - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.1
dtb-broadcom - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.1
dtb-cavium - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.1
dtb-arm - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.1
dtb-rockchip - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.1
dtb-nvidia - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.1
dtb-amazon - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.1
dtb-allwinner - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.1
dtb-freescale - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.1
dtb-exynos - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.1
kernel-obs-qa - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.1
kernel-syms - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.1
dtb-socionext - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.1
dtb-apple - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.1
dtb-aarch64 - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.1
kernel-debug-debugsource - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2
kselftests-kmp-64kb - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2
kernel-docs - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2
kernel-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2
kernel-macros - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2
kernel-source-vanilla - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2
kernel-docs-html - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2
kernel-source - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2
kernel-debug - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2
kernel-64kb-optional - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2
kernel-debug-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2
kernel-debug-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2
kernel-debug-livepatch-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2
cluster-md-kmp-64kb - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2
kernel-debug-vdso - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2
kernel-default-vdso - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2
kernel-64kb - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2
kernel-default-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2
kernel-default-livepatch - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2
gfs2-kmp-default - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2
cluster-md-kmp-default - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2
ocfs2-kmp-default - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2
reiserfs-kmp-default - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2
kernel-default-debugsource - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2
dlm-kmp-default - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2
kernel-default-optional - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2
kernel-obs-build - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2
kernel-kvmsmall-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2
kernel-kvmsmall-livepatch-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2
reiserfs-kmp-64kb - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2
kernel-64kb-debugsource - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2
ocfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2
kernel-64kb-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2
dlm-kmp-64kb - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2
kernel-64kb-extra - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2
gfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2
kselftests-kmp-default - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2
kernel-64kb-livepatch-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2
kernel-zfcpdump - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2
kernel-kvmsmall - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2
kernel-default - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2
kernel-default-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2
kernel-default-extra - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2
kernel-default-base-rebuild - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2.150500.6.27.2
kernel-default-base - update to 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2.150500.6.27.2

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