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CVE-2022-48722

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-48722 is a memory leak vulnerability in the Linux kernel's IEEE 802.15.4 networking stack, specifically within the ca8210 driver. This flaw occurs when an error prevents the ieee802154_xmit_complete() helper from being called, leading to an un-freed skb structure. Rated Medium (CVSS 5.5), it requires local access and low privileges (AV:L/PR:L) to cause a high availability impact (A:H) by consuming system resources. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 4.12, < 4.14.265CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 4.15, < 4.19.228CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 4.20, < 5.4.178CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.5, < 5.10.99CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.11, < 5.15.22CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
13.1%
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 58th 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-2022-48722Low

kernel: net: ieee802154: ca8210: Stop leaking skb&#39;s

Jun 20, 2024

References

git.kernel.org / stable/c/21feb6df3967541931242c427fe0958276af81cc
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/621b24b09eb61c63f262da0c9c5f0e93348897e5
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/6f38d3a6ec11c2733b1c641a46a2a2ecec57be08
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/78b3f20c17cbcb7645bfa63f2ca0e11b53c09d56
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/94cd597e20ed4acedb8f15f029d92998b011cb1a
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/a1c277b0ed2a13e7de923b5f03bc23586eceb851
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/d6a44feb2f28d71a7e725f72d09c97c81561cd9a
Patch