Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2022-48955

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: thunderbolt: fix memory leak in tbnet_open() When tb_ring_alloc_rx() failed in tbnet_open(), ida that allocated in tb_xdomain_alloc_out_hopid() is not released. Add tb_xdomain_release_out_hopid() to the error path to release ida.

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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 (13.0th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 13th percentile — 13.0% 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-2022-48955: 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 180b0689425c6fb2b35e69a3316ee38371a782df, 5.13, 0
  • Linux Kernel — versions 6.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-48955?
CVE-2022-48955 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-10-21.
How severe is CVE-2022-48955?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.