Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-48845

 

Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-48845

Published: July 17, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU94482
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-2022-48845
CWE-ID: CWE-399
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 resource management error within the start_secondary() function in arch/mips/kernel/smp.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

Linux kernel
openEuler
kernel
kernel-debuginfo
bpftool-debuginfo
kernel-tools-debuginfo
python3-perf-debuginfo
kernel-devel
python3-perf
kernel-debugsource
kernel-source
perf
python2-perf
python2-perf-debuginfo
kernel-tools
bpftool
perf-debuginfo
kernel-tools-devel

How to mitigate CVE-2022-48845

Install update from vendor's website.

Linux kernel - addressed in versions 4.9.308, 4.14.273, 4.19.236, 5.4.186, 5.10.107, 5.15.30, 5.16.16, 5.17
kernel - update to 4.19.90-2408.1.0.0288
kernel-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2408.1.0.0288
bpftool-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2408.1.0.0288
kernel-tools-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2408.1.0.0288
python3-perf-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2408.1.0.0288
kernel-devel - update to 4.19.90-2408.1.0.0288
python3-perf - update to 4.19.90-2408.1.0.0288
kernel-debugsource - update to 4.19.90-2408.1.0.0288
kernel-source - update to 4.19.90-2408.1.0.0288
perf - update to 4.19.90-2408.1.0.0288
python2-perf - update to 4.19.90-2408.1.0.0288
python2-perf-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2408.1.0.0288
kernel-tools - update to 4.19.90-2408.1.0.0288
bpftool - update to 4.19.90-2408.1.0.0288
perf-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2408.1.0.0288
kernel-tools-devel - update to 4.19.90-2408.1.0.0288

External References

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