Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2022-48963

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: wwan: iosm: fix memory leak in ipc_mux_init() When failed to alloc ipc_mux->ul_adb.pp_qlt in ipc_mux_init(), ipc_mux is not released.

Published · last modified .

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 (9.1th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 9th percentile — 9.1% 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-2022-48963: 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 1f52d7b622854b8bd7a1be3de095ca2e1f77098e, 5.18, 0
  • Linux Kernel — versions 6.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-48963?
CVE-2022-48963 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-2022-48963?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.