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CVE-2022-48645

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-48645 is a vulnerability in the Linux kernel's ENETC network driver, specifically affecting its handling of Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) features on Virtual Function (VF) interfaces. Attempting to offload tc-based TSN features to a VF interface, which lacks access to necessary port registers, results in a kernel crash. This local vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a low attack complexity and requiring local user privileges to achieve a high impact on system availability (denial of service). There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code or significant community discussion has been observed.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 5.5, < 5.15.71CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.16, < 5.19.12CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.5MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.22%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
13.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0022 is in the 59th percentile among its peer group of 15,940 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2022-48645Low

kernel: net: enetc: deny offload of tc-based TSN features on VF interfaces

Apr 28, 2024

References

git.kernel.org / stable/c/23022b74b1a23bed044f6bc96cf92f6ca5f3e75f
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/510e703e4ed0e011db860bc21228aff48fc9eea7
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/5641c751fe2f92d3d9e8a8e03c1263ac8caa0b42
Patch