Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2022-48641

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: ebtables: fix memory leak when blob is malformed The bug fix was incomplete, it "replaced" crash with a memory leak. The old code had an assignment to "ret" embedded into the conditional, restore this.

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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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (13.4th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 13th percentile — 13.4% 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-2022-48641: 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 afd01382594d643e1adeb16826423b418cdf8b8b, 358765beb836f5fc2ed26b5df4140d5d3548ac11, 160c4eb47db03b96c0c425358e7595ebefe8094d
  • Linux Kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-48641?
CVE-2022-48641 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-04-28.
How severe is CVE-2022-48641?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.