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CVE-2022-48784

15
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-48784 addresses a race condition in the Linux kernel's cfg80211 wireless subsystem during netlink owner interface destruction. This vulnerability affects the Linux kernel, specifically within its wireless networking components. The vulnerability is rated Medium severity (CVSS 4.7), requiring local access and high attack complexity to achieve a denial-of-service (DoS) impact. It stems from a race condition (CWE-362) that could lead to a deadlock during interface destruction. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE. It is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 5.12.1, < 5.15.25CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.16, < 5.16.11CPE 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:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.17CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

4.7MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.0
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.17%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
6.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0017 is in the 36th percentile among its peer group of 1,297 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 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 0.4 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (4)

redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: kernel
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: kernel-rt
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: kernel
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: kernel-rt

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2022-48784Moderate

kernel: cfg80211: fix race in netlink owner interface destruction

Jul 16, 2024

References

git.kernel.org / stable/c/241e633cb379c4f332fc1baf2abec95ec840cbeb
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/c979f792a2baf6d0f3419587668a1a6eba46a3d2
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/f0a6fd1527067da537e9c48390237488719948ed
Patch