Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2022-48638

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cgroup: cgroup_get_from_id() must check the looked-up kn is a directory cgroup has to be one kernfs dir, otherwise kernel panic is caused, especially cgroup id is provide from userspace.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (12.3th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 12th percentile — 12.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2022-48638: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Linux — versions 6b658c4863c15936872a93c9ee879043bf6393c9, 5.14, 0
  • Linux Kernel — versions 6.0

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-48638?
CVE-2022-48638 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2024-04-28.
How severe is CVE-2022-48638?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.