What is CVE-2022-48646?

CVE-2022-48646 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2024-04-28.

How severe is CVE-2022-48646?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.

NULL pointer dereference in Linux

CVE-2022-48646

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sfc/siena: fix null pointer dereference in efx_hard_start_xmit Like in previous patch for sfc, prevent potential (but unlikely) NULL pointer dereference.

EPSS: 0.002 (10.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions 12804793b17c0e19115a90d98f2f3df0cb79e233, 5.10, 0
Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-48646?: CVE-2022-48646 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2024-04-28.
How severe is CVE-2022-48646?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.