What is CVE-2022-48502?

CVE-2022-48502 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2023-05-31.

How severe is CVE-2022-48502?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in Linux Kernel

CVE-2022-48502

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 6.2. The ntfs3 subsystem does not properly check for correctness during disk reads, leading to an out-of-bounds read in ntfs_set_ea in fs/ntfs3/xattr.c.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2023-05-31 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (41.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 42nd percentile — 41.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2 (Release Notes)
syzkaller.appspot.com/bug (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/ (Patch, Mailing List)
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230703-0004/ (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-48502?: CVE-2022-48502 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2023-05-31.
How severe is CVE-2022-48502?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.