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CVE-2022-48760

19
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-48760 is a vulnerability in the Linux kernel's USB core that can cause processes to hang indefinitely. This issue stems from improper memory-access ordering on Symmetric Multiprocessing (SMP) systems, specifically a "Store Buffering" pattern that prevents wakeup notifications for completed USB Request Blocks (URBs). The vulnerability affects the Linux kernel and has a CVSS score of 7.1 (HIGH), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity that can lead to high impact on availability and confidentiality. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 4.4.302CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 4.5, < 4.9.300CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 4.10, < 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, < 5.4.176CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.1HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.2
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.19%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
8.4%
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 33rd percentile among its peer group of 17,070 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (5)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:4.18.0-553.22.1.rt7.363.el8_10
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: kernel-0:4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10
View patch
oraclevendor investigatingvia oracle_oval
Product: cpe:/a:oracle:linux:6:10:UEKR4_ELS
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: kernel
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: kernel-rt

Vendor Advisories (2)

redhatCVE-2022-48760Low

kernel: USB: core: Fix hang in usb_kill_urb by adding memory barriers

Jun 20, 2024
oracleoval:com.oracle.ovmsa:def:20240015IMPORTANT

OVMSA-2024-0015: Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update (IMPORTANT)

References

git.kernel.org / stable/c/26fbe9772b8c459687930511444ce443011f86bf
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/546ba238535d925254e0b3f12012a5c55801e2f3
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/5904dfd3ddaff3bf4a41c3baf0a8e8f31ed4599b
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/5f138ef224dffd15d5e5c5b095859719e0038427
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/9340226388c66a7e090ebb00e91ed64a753b6c26
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/9c61fce322ac2ef7fecf025285353570d60e41d6
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/b50f5ca60475710bbc9a3af32fbfc17b1e69c2f0
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/c9a18f7c5b071dce5e6939568829d40994866ab0
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/e3b131e30e612ff0e32de6c1cb4f69f89db29193
Patch