What is CVE-2022-48888?

CVE-2022-48888 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-08-21.

How severe is CVE-2022-48888?

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

Is CVE-2022-48888 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2022-48888

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/msm/dpu: Fix memory leak in msm_mdss_parse_data_bus_icc_path of_icc_get() alloc resources for path1, we should release it when not need anymore. Early return when IS_ERR_OR_NULL(path0) may leak path1. Defer getting path1 to fix this. Patchwork: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/514264/

EPSS: 0.002 (11.0th 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 b9364eed9232f3d2a846f68c2307eb25c93cc2d0, 5.19, 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)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-48888?: CVE-2022-48888 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-08-21.
How severe is CVE-2022-48888?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-48888 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.