CVE-2022-48978

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

0.25% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 15.9% 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-125Out-of-bounds ReadBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

3b6b713873619cd0759fd448e988c2fe01cd1606c7682ed854f9d78b31b73490

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/151493fe5a6ed1a88decc929a7368a3f2a246914
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/809783f8b4b600c7fb3bccb10fefef822601ea3b
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e14f20e12224ee2429f75a5c9418a700e26a8d3
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/db1ed1b3fb4ec0d19080a102956255769bc45c79
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc03f809da78fc79e4aee132d4e5c6a2b3aeec73
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f755d11c55b29049b77da5cd9ab2faae96eb33c3
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b3b4d7aadaa1b6b58d0f34823bf86cfe8a31b4d
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec61b41918587be530398b0d1c9a0d16619397e5