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CVE-2022-48723

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-48723 is a reference count leak vulnerability in the Linux kernel's uniphier SPI driver, specifically within the uniphier_spi_probe() function. This issue occurs when dma_get_slave_caps() or devm_spi_register_master() return an error, leading to unhandled reference counts for dma_rx and dma_tx objects. The vulnerability is rated Medium severity (CVSS 5.5), with a local attack vector and low complexity, potentially leading to high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 5.6, < 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.16, < 5.16.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.17CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.17CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
13.0%
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 57th 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-2022-48723Low

kernel: spi: uniphier: fix reference count leak in uniphier_spi_probe()

Jun 20, 2024

References

git.kernel.org / stable/c/37c2c83ca4f1ef4b6908181ac98e18360af89b42
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/447c3d4046d7b54052d07d8b27e15e6edea5662c
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/dd00b4f8f768d81c3788a8ac88fdb3d745e55ea3
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/e895e067d73e154b1ebc84a124e00831e311d9b0
Patch