Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-48834
Published: July 17, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU94481
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-2022-48834
CWE-ID: CWE-399
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 resource management error within the usbtmc_ioctl_request() function in drivers/usb/class/usbtmc.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-48834
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/700a0715854c1e79a73341724ce4f5bb01abc016
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/10a805334a11acd547602d6c4cf540a0f6ab5c6e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c69aef9db878ab277068a8cc1b4bf0cf309dc2b7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f6a2d63c68c12cf61259df7c3527a0e05dce952
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9b667a82cdcfe21d590344447d65daed52b353b
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.108
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.31
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.16.17
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.17
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.187