Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-48807
Published: July 17, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU94433
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-2022-48807
CWE-ID: CWE-125
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 an out-of-bounds read error within the ice_lag_unlink() and ice_lag_event_handler() functions in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_lag.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-48807
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9daedc3ab8f673e3a9374b91a89fbf1174df469
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/faa9bcf700ca1a0d09f92502a6b65d3ce313fb46
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bea1898f65b9b7096cb4e73e97c83b94718f1fa1
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.24
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.16.10
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.17