Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2022-48798

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: s390/cio: verify the driver availability for path_event call If no driver is attached to a device or the driver does not provide the path_event function, an FCES path-event on this device could end up in a kernel-panic. Verify the driver availability before the path_event function call.

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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 (13.8th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 14th percentile — 13.8% 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-2022-48798: 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 32ef938815c1fb42d65212aac860ab153a64de1a, 5.11, 0
  • Linux Kernel — versions 5.17

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-48798?
CVE-2022-48798 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-07-16.
How severe is CVE-2022-48798?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.