What is CVE-2022-48957?

CVE-2022-48957 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-2022-48957?

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

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2022-48957

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dpaa2-switch: Fix memory leak in dpaa2_switch_acl_entry_add() and dpaa2_switch_acl_entry_remove() The cmd_buff needs to be freed when error happened in dpaa2_switch_acl_entry_add() and dpaa2_switch_acl_entry_remove().

EPSS: 0.002 (14.6th 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 1110318d83e8011c4dfcb2f7dd343bcfb1623c5f, 5.13, 0
Linux Linux_kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-401 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

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-2022-48957?: CVE-2022-48957 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-2022-48957?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.