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CVE-2022-48690

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-48690 is a DMA mappings leak vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel, specifically within the ice network driver. This flaw occurs when a user changes ring parameters, leading to a leak of already mapped DMA buffers during the reallocation of RX buffers. Rated with a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), it has a local attack vector, low attack complexity, and a potential impact of high availability loss (A:H). There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 5.16.1, < 5.19.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.16CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.16:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.16CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.16:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.16CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.16:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
0.19%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
9.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0019 is in the 46th 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 Patches (4)

redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: kernel
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: kernel-rt
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: kernel
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: kernel-rt

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2022-48690Low

kernel: ice: Fix DMA mappings leak

May 3, 2024

References

git.kernel.org / stable/c/07f40e9f0ff342eb3e97d5c544783b7cb641689c
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/7e753eb675f0523207b184558638ee2eed6c9ac2
Patch