What is CVE-2022-48859?

CVE-2022-48859 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-07-16.

How severe is CVE-2022-48859?

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

Is CVE-2022-48859 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2022-48859

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: marvell: prestera: Add missing of_node_put() in prestera_switch_set_base_mac_addr This node pointer is returned by of_find_compatible_node() with refcount incremented. Calling of_node_put() to aovid the refcount leak.

EPSS: 0.002 (11.4th 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 501ef3066c89d7f9045315e1be58749cf9e6814d, 5.10, 0
Linux Linux_kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-401 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

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-2022-48859?: CVE-2022-48859 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-07-16.
How severe is CVE-2022-48859?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-48859 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.