CVE-2022-48838
5.5 · MEDIUMOverview
CVE-2022-48838 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on July 16, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.
Technical Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
usb: gadget: Fix use-after-free bug by not setting udc->dev.driver
The syzbot fuzzer found a use-after-free bug:
BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in dev_uevent+0x712/0x780 drivers/base/core.c:2320
Read of size 8 at addr ffff88802b934098 by task udevd/3689
CPU: 2 PID: 3689 Comm: udevd Not tainted 5.17.0-rc4-syzkaller-00229-g4f12b742eb2b #0
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.14.0-2 04/01/2014
Call Trace:
<TASK>
__dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline]
dump_stack_lvl+0xcd/0x134 lib/dump_stack.c:106
print_address_description.constprop.0.cold+0x8d/0x303 mm/kasan/report.c:255
__kasan_report mm/kasan/report.c:442 [inline]
kasan_report.cold+0x83/0xdf mm/kasan/report.c:459
dev_uevent+0x712/0x780 drivers/base/core.c:2320
uevent_show+0x1b8/0x380 drivers/base/core.c:2391
dev_attr_show+0x4b/0x90 drivers/base/core.c:2094
Although the bug manifested in the driver core, the real cause was a
race with t
Remediation
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 3.1, < 4.9.308 | Affected |
References
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2022-48838?
CVE-2022-48838 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on July 16, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).
How severe is CVE-2022-48838?
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.
How do I fix or remediate CVE-2022-48838?
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
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