Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU97681

Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-48945

Published: September 24, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025

Vulnerability identifier: #VU97681

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-48945

CWE-ID: CWE-119

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Affected software:
Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Manager Server
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server
SUSE Manager Proxy
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher
openSUSE Leap Micro
SUSE Enterprise Storage
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 Business Critical Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 Business Critical Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 LTSS
Public Cloud Module
SUSE Real Time Module
Basesystem Module
Development Tools Module
Legacy Module
openSUSE Leap
openEuler
PowerStore 9200T
PowerStore 500T
PowerStore 9000T
PowerStore 7000T
PowerStore 5200T
PowerStore 5000T
PowerStore 3200T
PowerStore 1000T
PowerStore 1200T
PowerStore 3000T
PowerStoreT OS
RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_231-default
kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150200_24_206-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_53-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150200_24_206-default
kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_179-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_49-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_179-default
kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_179-preempt
kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_179-preempt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_32-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_136-default
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_136-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_83-default
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_83-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_20-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5-RT_Update_21-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_73-rt
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_73-rt-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt
kernel-rt_debug
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-source-rt
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-base-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-base
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gfs2-kmp-rt
dlm-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-devel
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cluster-md-kmp-rt
kernel-syms-rt
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kernel-rt-debugsource
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-devel
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-azure
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kernel-azure-base-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-source-azure
kernel-devel-azure
kernel-syms-azure
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-base
ocfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default-kgraft
kernel-default-kgraft-devel
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
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ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-man
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-macros
kernel-devel
kernel-source
kernel-syms
kernel-default-devel
kernel-default-base-debuginfo
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-default-base
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-default
kernel-obs-build
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-docs
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-preempt-debuginfo
kernel-preempt-debugsource
kernel-preempt
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-preempt-devel
reiserfs-kmp-default
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-preempt-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-optional
kselftests-kmp-preempt
reiserfs-kmp-preempt
kselftests-kmp-default
dtb-cavium
kselftests-kmp-preempt-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-allwinner
dtb-exynos
dtb-aarch64
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-preempt-extra
kernel-preempt-extra-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-preempt-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-preempt
ocfs2-kmp-preempt-debuginfo
kernel-preempt-optional-debuginfo
kernel-preempt-livepatch-devel
ocfs2-kmp-preempt
dlm-kmp-preempt-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-preempt-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-preempt-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-preempt
dlm-kmp-preempt
kernel-preempt-optional
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-obs-qa
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
kernel-debug
kernel-source-vanilla
kernel-docs-html
kernel-kvmsmall
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-livepatch-devel
kernel-debug-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
kernel-debug-debugsource
kernel-debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
dtb-arm
dtb-qcom
dtb-rockchip
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
dtb-apm
dtb-broadcom
dtb-amd
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
dtb-mediatek
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
dlm-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-debugsource
dtb-nvidia
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
dtb-lg
dtb-hisilicon
kernel-64kb
dtb-zte
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-xilinx
kernel-64kb-extra
kernel-64kb-devel
dtb-socionext
dtb-al
dtb-freescale
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-64kb
kselftests-kmp-64kb
dtb-sprd
kernel-64kb-livepatch-devel
dtb-altera
kernel-64kb-optional
dtb-marvell
dtb-amlogic
dtb-renesas
kernel-default-base-rebuild
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools-devel
perf
perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
kernel-tools
kernel-headers
kernel-debugsource
python3-perf-debuginfo
kernel-debuginfo
kernel
dtb-apple
dtb-amazon
kernel-rt-optional
kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-devel
kselftests-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-livepatch
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo
kernel-rt-extra
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-vdso
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-vdso
reiserfs-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-azure
cluster-md-kmp-azure-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-azure
ocfs2-kmp-azure
gfs2-kmp-azure
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-livepatch-devel
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo
kernel-azure-optional
kernel-azure-vdso
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-extra
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-azure
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo
EMC Cloud Tiering Appliance

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the vivid_vid_cap_s_selection() function in drivers/media/platform/vivid/vivid-vid-cap.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.

How to mitigate CVE-2022-48945

Install update from vendor's website.

Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-48945

Detailed vulnerability description

How to mitigate CVE-2022-48945

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