Resource exhaustion in Linux
CVE-2022-48748
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: bridge: vlan: fix memory leak in __allowed_ingress When using per-vlan state, if vlan snooping and stats are disabled, untagged or priority-tagged ingress frame will go to check pvid state. If the port state is forwarding and the pvid state is not learning/forwarding, untagged or priority-tagged frame will be dropped but skb memory is not freed. Should free skb when __allowed_ingress returns false.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
EPSS: 0.011 (63.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Linux — versions a580c76d534c7360ba68042b19cb255e8420e987, 5.6, 0
- Linux Linux_kernel — versions 5.17
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-48748?
- CVE-2022-48748 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-06-20.
- How severe is CVE-2022-48748?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.