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CVE-2022-48502

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-48502 describes an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the Linux kernel's ntfs3 subsystem, specifically affecting versions prior to 6.2, and also impacting NetApp products. This flaw, rated as HIGH severity (CVSS 7.1), allows a local attacker with low privileges to cause a denial of service or potentially disclose sensitive information. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 5.15, < 5.15.121CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.16, < 6.1.40CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h300s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h410c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h410s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.1HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.2
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.55%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
42.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0054 is in the 82nd percentile among its peer group of 17,070 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cm1 kernel 5.10.188.1-1 on CBL Mariner 1.0Fixed in: 5.10.188.1-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cbl2 kernel 5.15.122.1-2 on CBL Mariner 2.0Fixed in: 5.15.122.1-2

Vendor Advisories (2)

microsoft2023-May/CVE-2022-48502Important

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 6.2. The ntfs3 subsystem does not properly check for correctness during disk reads leading to an out-of-bounds read in ntfs_set_ea in fs/ntfs3/xattr.c.

May 9, 2023
redhatCVE-2022-48502Moderate

kernel: ntfs3 subsystem does not properly check for correctness during disk reads

Oct 10, 2022

References

cdn.kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2
Release Notes
git.kernel.org / pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit
Mailing ListPatch
security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20230703-0004
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
syzkaller.appspot.com / bug
ExploitThird Party Advisory