CVE-2022-48752 is a vulnerability in the Linux kernel affecting PowerPC systems, specifically within the powerpc/perf component. The issue stems from the power_pmu_disable function failing to correctly clear a pending Performance Monitoring Interrupt (PMI) under certain conditions, leading to a kernel warning and potential system instability. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with low attack complexity, requiring low privileges, and resulting in high impact to availability (system crash). There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 5.10.94, < 5.10.96CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.15.17, < 5.15.19CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.16.3, < 5.16.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.17CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.10.94, < 5.10.96CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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