CVE-2022-48638

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.23% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 13.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

5.3 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2024-04-28 12:59Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-05-11 18:44Z3 MO AGO

Reserved

2024-02-25

Assigning CNA

Linux

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 5.3)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Weaknesses

• CWE-588Attempt to Access Child of a Non-structure PointerVariant

Data version

5.2

Document digest

34430d975df85ef64954420bacca11faf100c1851889ffc7b0cf19e0c834142e

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8484a356cee8ce3d6a8e6266ff99be326e9273ad
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e9571887f97b17cf3ffe9aa4da89090ea60988b
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df02452f3df069a59bc9e69c84435bf115cb6e37