What is CVE-2022-48844?

CVE-2022-48844 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-07-16.

How severe is CVE-2022-48844?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Use After Free in Linux

CVE-2022-48844

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: hci_core: Fix leaking sent_cmd skb sent_cmd memory is not freed before freeing hci_dev causing it to leak it contents.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.002 (13.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Linux — versions 58ce6d5b271ab25fb2056f84a8e5546945eb5fc9, 5.15, 0
Linux Linux_kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-48844?: CVE-2022-48844 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-07-16.
How severe is CVE-2022-48844?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.