Information disclosure in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-48959
Published: October 22, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU99106
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-48959
CWE-ID: CWE-200
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 gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to information disclosure within the sja1105_setup_devlink_regions() function in drivers/net/dsa/sja1105/sja1105_devlink.c. A local user can gain access to sensitive information.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-48959
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4be43e46c3f945fc7dd9e23c73a7a66927a3b814
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f3b5dda26cd0535aac09ed09c5d83f19b979ec9f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5e59629654b8826f0167dae480d0e3fa0f8f038
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78a9ea43fc1a7c06a420b132d2d47cbf4344a5df
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.159
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.83
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.0.13
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1