What is CVE-2022-48619?

CVE-2022-48619 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Linux_kernel, classified under Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-01-12.

How severe is CVE-2022-48619?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux Linux_kernel

CVE-2022-48619

An issue was discovered in drivers/input/input.c in the Linux kernel before 5.17.10. An attacker can cause a denial of service (panic) because input_set_capability mishandles the situation in which an event code falls outside of a bitmap.

EPSS: 0.002 (11.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Linux Linux_kernel
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-755 — Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions

References

cve@mitre.org (Patch)
cve@mitre.org (Patch, Mailing List)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-48619?: CVE-2022-48619 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Linux_kernel, classified under Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-01-12.
How severe is CVE-2022-48619?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.