CVE-2022-48972

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

0.28% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 20.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

5.5 (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:N/I:N/A:H

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

2024-10-21 20:05Z1 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-05-11 18:50Z3 MO AGO

Reserved

2024-08-22

Assigning CNA

Linux

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-476NULL Pointer DereferenceBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

db0b54e387e764cc626cef44d7d05b9c3389d463fcc8c6fa09f031b0ac2e2c7e

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7410f4d1221bb182510b7778ab6eefa8b9b7102d
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9980a3ea20de40c83817877106c909cb032692d2
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f00c84fb1635c27ba24ec5df65d5bd7d7dc00008
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1831d4540406708e48239cf38fd9c3b7ea98e08f
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/42c319635c0cf7eb36eccac6cda76532f47b61a3
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a110287ef4a423980309490df632e1c1e73b3dc9
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/623918f40fa68e3bb21312a3fafb90f491bf5358
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3d72d3135d2ef68296c1ee174436efd65386f04