CVE-2022-48802 is a vulnerability in the Linux kernel, specifically within the fs/proc/task_mmu.c component, affecting the linux_kernel product. It involves a race condition during concurrent reads of /proc/$PID/smaps and MADV_FREE calls, leading to a kernel BUG and system crash. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring low privileges, and resulting in high availability impact (denial of service). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 4.5, < 5.10.102CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.11, < 5.15.25CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.16, < 5.16.10CPE 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 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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