Information disclosure in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-48968

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Information disclosure in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-48968

Published: October 22, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU99109
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-48968
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to information disclosure within the otx2_init_tc() function in drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_tc.c. A local user can gain access to sensitive information.


Affected software

Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Manager Proxy
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server
SUSE Manager Server
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
openSUSE Leap Micro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
SUSE Real Time Module
Basesystem Module
Development Tools Module
Legacy Module
Public Cloud Module
openSUSE Leap
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_141-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_141-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_33-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_76-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_76-rt
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5-RT_Update_22-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_21-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_88-default
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_88-default-debuginfo
kernel-rt
kernel-rt-debugsource
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-source-rt
kernel-64kb-livepatch-devel
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
dtb-rockchip
dtb-broadcom
kernel-64kb-optional
dtb-freescale
dtb-nvidia
dtb-exynos
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
dtb-cavium
kernel-zfcpdump
kselftests-kmp-64kb
cluster-md-kmp-default
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default-devel
kernel-default
kernel-kvmsmall
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
dtb-aarch64
dtb-mediatek
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-arm
dtb-allwinner
dtb-amlogic
dtb-amd
kernel-64kb
dtb-apple
dtb-lg
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-64kb
dtb-renesas
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
dtb-amazon
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-xilinx
dtb-socionext
dtb-marvell
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-devel
dtb-qcom
kernel-64kb-extra
dlm-kmp-64kb
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-sprd
dtb-altera
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-debugsource
dtb-apm
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-hisilicon
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kernel-debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-obs-build
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-livepatch-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
kernel-debug-debugsource
kernel-debug-debuginfo
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-debug
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-source
kernel-macros
kernel-source-vanilla
kernel-devel
kernel-docs-html
kernel-docs
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-default-optional
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-default-extra
kernel-obs-qa
dlm-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-syms
reiserfs-kmp-default
kselftests-kmp-default
kernel-default-base
kernel-default-base-rebuild
gfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-syms-rt
cluster-md-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-rt_debug
reiserfs-kmp-rt
kselftests-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt-optional
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt-extra
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-livepatch
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt
dlm-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-vdso
kernel-rt_debug-devel
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource
kernel-rt-vdso
kernel-syms-azure
cluster-md-kmp-azure
kernel-azure
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-azure-vdso
kernel-devel-azure
kernel-source-azure
kernel-azure-livepatch-devel
cluster-md-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-extra
kernel-azure-debugsource
ocfs2-kmp-azure
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-azure
gfs2-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-devel
reiserfs-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-optional
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo
DB2 on Cloud Pak for Data
DB2 Warehouse on Cloud Pak for Data

How to mitigate CVE-2022-48968

Install update from vendor's website.

Linux kernel - addressed in versions 5.15.83, 6.0.13, 6.1
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_141-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150400.9.5.1
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_141-default - update to 1-150400.9.5.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_33-debugsource - update to 1-150400.9.5.1
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_76-rt-debuginfo - update to 1-150500.11.3.1
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_76-rt - update to 1-150500.11.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5-RT_Update_22-debugsource - update to 1-150500.11.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_21-debugsource - update to 1-150500.11.5.1
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_88-default - update to 1-150500.11.5.1
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_88-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150500.11.5.1
DB2 on Cloud Pak for Data - update to 4.8.8
DB2 Warehouse on Cloud Pak for Data - update to 4.8.8
kernel-rt - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.15.100.1, 5.14.21-150500.13.76.1
kernel-rt-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.15.100.1, 5.14.21-150500.13.76.1
kernel-rt-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.15.100.1, 5.14.21-150500.13.76.1
kernel-source-rt - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.15.100.1, 5.14.21-150500.13.76.1
kernel-64kb-livepatch-devel - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1
dtb-rockchip - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1
dtb-broadcom - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1
kernel-64kb-optional - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1
dtb-freescale - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1
dtb-nvidia - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1
dtb-exynos - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1
reiserfs-kmp-64kb - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1
dtb-cavium - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1
kernel-zfcpdump - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.88.1
kselftests-kmp-64kb - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.88.1
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.88.1
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1
gfs2-kmp-default - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.88.1
kernel-default-devel - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.88.1
kernel-default - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.88.1
kernel-kvmsmall - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.88.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.88.1
dtb-aarch64 - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1
dtb-mediatek - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.88.1
dtb-arm - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1
dtb-allwinner - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1
dtb-amlogic - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1
dtb-amd - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1
kernel-64kb - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.88.1
dtb-apple - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1
dtb-lg - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1
gfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1
dtb-renesas - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1
cluster-md-kmp-64kb - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1
dtb-amazon - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1
dtb-xilinx - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1
dtb-socionext - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1
dtb-marvell - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1
kernel-64kb-devel - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.88.1
dtb-qcom - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1
kernel-64kb-extra - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1
dlm-kmp-64kb - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1
dtb-sprd - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1
dtb-altera - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1
ocfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1
kernel-64kb-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.88.1
dtb-apm - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1
dtb-hisilicon - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.88.1
kernel-debug-livepatch-devel - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1
kernel-obs-build - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.88.1
kernel-kvmsmall-devel - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1
kernel-kvmsmall-livepatch-devel - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1
kernel-debug-debugsource - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1
kernel-debug-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1
kernel-debug-devel - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1
kernel-debug - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1
kernel-source - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.88.1
kernel-macros - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.88.1
kernel-source-vanilla - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.88.1
kernel-docs-html - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1
kernel-docs - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.88.1
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.88.1
kernel-default-optional - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.88.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.88.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.88.1
kernel-default-livepatch - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.88.1
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.88.1
kernel-default-extra - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1
kernel-obs-qa - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1
dlm-kmp-default - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.88.1
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.88.1
kernel-default-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.88.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.88.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.88.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.88.1
kernel-syms - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.88.1
reiserfs-kmp-default - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1, 5.14.21-150500.55.88.1
kselftests-kmp-default - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1
kernel-default-base - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1.150400.24.68.2, 5.14.21-150500.55.88.1.150500.6.39.4
kernel-default-base-rebuild - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1.150400.24.68.2
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.76.1
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.76.1
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.76.1
kernel-rt-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.76.1
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.76.1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.76.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.76.1
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.76.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.76.1
kernel-devel-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.76.1
kernel-rt_debug - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.76.1
reiserfs-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.76.1
kselftests-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.76.1
kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.76.1
kernel-rt-optional - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.76.1
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.76.1
kernel-rt-extra - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.76.1
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.76.1
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.76.1
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.76.1
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.76.1
kernel-rt-livepatch - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.76.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.76.1
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.76.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.76.1
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.76.1
kernel-rt_debug-vdso - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.76.1
kernel-rt_debug-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.76.1
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.76.1
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.76.1
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.76.1
kernel-rt-vdso - update to 5.14.21-150500.13.76.1
kernel-syms-azure - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.72.1
cluster-md-kmp-azure - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.72.1
kernel-azure - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.72.1
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.72.1
kernel-azure-vdso - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.72.1
kernel-devel-azure - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.72.1
kernel-source-azure - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.72.1
kernel-azure-livepatch-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.72.1
cluster-md-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.72.1
kselftests-kmp-azure - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.72.1
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.72.1
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.72.1
kernel-azure-extra - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.72.1
kernel-azure-debugsource - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.72.1
ocfs2-kmp-azure - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.72.1
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.72.1
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.72.1
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.72.1
kernel-azure-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.72.1
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.72.1
dlm-kmp-azure - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.72.1
gfs2-kmp-azure - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.72.1
kernel-azure-devel - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.72.1
reiserfs-kmp-azure - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.72.1
kernel-azure-optional - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.72.1
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.72.1
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150500.33.72.1

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